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Spectators: 8574 (Terracing: 6432, Seating: 1971, VIP seats: 171) After 2 played minutes Cherkessk got a freekick which was hit by Afanasiy Areschenko. If Innokentiy Balaban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Innokentiy Balaban in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mark Metlitskiy saved Cherkessk from getting behind. With his leg Mark Metlitskiy managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Apatit Kirovsk FC's Innokentiy Balaban fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Apatit Kirovsk FC's Emil Mikhailov in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cherkessk's goalie prevented a goal. Mark Metlitskiy made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Innokentiy Balaban sent off a good shot on target. Mark Metlitskiy stood somewhat misplaced when Emil Mikhailov came free in front of goal and shot 3-0 to the left of him in the 19 minute. If Innokentiy Balaban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Innokentiy Balaban got free with Mark Metlitskiy in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Cherkessk's Sergey Markov got a free kick in the 26th minute. After 28 played minutes Apatit Kirovsk FC got a freekick which was hit by Maksim Osipov. After 31st play minutes Emil Mikhailov shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Mark Metlitskiy and just under the crossbar into goal. After 35th play minutes Innokentiy Balaban shot 5-0, a short shot which went by Mark Metlitskiy and just under the crossbar into goal. Emil Mikhailov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Mark Metlitskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Feliks Maziarski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Mark Metlitskiy made a huge save. Cherkessk's Mark Metlitskiy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Cherkessk from getting a goal against them. In the 46th match minute, Cherkessk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Popov to maneuver through the defense. Felix Kikoin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mark Metlitskiy having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emil Mikhailov was the one to do the kick off. Feliks Maziarski kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Felix Kikoin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Boris Taratorkin walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Apatit Kirovsk FC made a substitution. Leif Hammarberg replaced Ilya Trunov. 64 minutes into the match, Leif Hammarberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mark Metlitskiy. Cherkessk's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leif Hammarberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Mark Metlitskiy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oles Alenichev's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Mark Metlitskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Kikoin in the 71st minute of the match. When Oles Alenichev came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Apatit Kirovsk FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Oles Alenichev couldn't finish the play. Leif Hammarberg hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 82 minutes into the match, Felix Kikoin notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Cherkessk's Mark Metlitskiy. Mark Metlitskiy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 90th minute Oles Alenichev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mark Metlitskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute, Sergey Markov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95thth minute of the game Oles Alenichev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cherkessk's Mark Metlitskiy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Oles Alenichev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oles Alenichev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Apatit Kirovsk FC fully deserved thier win.