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Stadion Zvezda
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pavel Shashkov made the kick off which started today's match. Artur Fedotov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy having to interfere. Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy was a little too slow when Ippolit Vedernikov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. Vadim Grebenkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Shashkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 13th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Porfiriy Shvetsov. With his leg Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when River City's Artur Fedotov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 17 minutes into the match, River City's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksandr Dulepov came free, but Vadim Grebenkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute Pavel Shashkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vadim Grebenkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as River City's Artur Fedotov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy. That made the score 2-0 after 20 minutes of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ivan Derptskiy during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 28 played minutes River City got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Derptskiy. German Arustamov made in the 33rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by River City's Nikita Avramchik. When Artur Fedotov came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the River City 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 Fedotov couldn't finish the play. Nikita Avramchik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy made a huge save. When Gleb Myasnikov fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Стрела's protests and gave Gleb Myasnikov a yellow card for diving instead. Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy had great luck who in the 40thth minute grab hold of the ball when Artur Fedotov from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. If Artur Fedotov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. River City's Zinoviy Ierusalimskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 48 minutes into the match, River City's Nikita Avramchik sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

In the 51stth minute of the game Artur Fedotov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Стрела's Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 53rd minute Nikita Avramchik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Artur Fedotov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Zinoviy Ierusalimskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. River City's supporters rose to their feet, but Zinoviy Ierusalimskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zinoviy Ierusalimskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artur Fedotov in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy saved Стрела from getting behind. In the 62nd minute, Ippolit Vedernikov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Artur Fedotov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy having to interfere. Artur Fedotov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy having to interfere. Aleksandr Dulepov's late challenge caught a River City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aleksandr Dulepov helped the player get up and apologised. Aleksandr Dulepov kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artur Fedotov in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy saved Стрела from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Artur Fedotov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Artur Fedotov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 79 minutes into the match, Стрела's goal looked a bit too open when Gerasim Belyaev came free, but Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the game, River City's Artur Fedotov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gavriil Bratchuk in the 87th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artur Fedotov in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladimir Dzerzhinskiy saved Стрела from getting behind. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. River City had played much better football throughout.