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Naberezhnye Chelny
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aleksey Kantonistov started the match with the kick off. Aleksey Kantonistov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 10 minutes into the game, Igor Borisov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Vikentiy Nikiforov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Artur Dityatin came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 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 Artur Dityatin couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksey Kantonistov in the 25th minute of play forced Naberezhnye Chelny FC's goalkeeper Rostislav Baidak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aleksey Hizh hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Igor Borisov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Igor Borisov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 38thth minute, Vikentiy Nikiforov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 40th minute, Innokentiy Givartovskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anton Babich made a kick off. Naberezhnye Chelny FC's Rostislav Baidak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksey Kantonistov in the 57th minute of play. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk FC's Vikentiy Nikiforov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Borisov in the 59th minute of play. After having played for 72 minutes, Artur Dityatin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artur Dityatin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Filipp Aksenov hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, Aleksey Kantonistov fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Rostislav Baidak, passed just outside the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Anton Babich managed to get in a good position for a shot. Naberezhnye Chelny FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Anton Babich was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vikentiy Nikiforov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 82nd match minute, Naberezhnye Chelny FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arkhip Knyazev to maneuver through the defense. Naberezhnye Chelny FC's Anton Babich got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rostislav Baidak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksey Kantonistov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.