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Novokuybyshevsk
Spectators: 6704 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1704, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Humberto Ribeiro kicked off to start the match. If Gennadiy Gerdt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 4 minutes, Petr Frolov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Spartak Chelyabinsk and the Skobyanka SP players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Skobyanka SP booed when Spartak Chelyabinsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petr Frolov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Skobyanka SP's Vladislav Ivashkovskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A hard shot 8 in the game by Humberto Ribeiro from a close distance when the talented Valentin Arbenin managed to make a qualified save. Spartak Chelyabinsk's players were relieved. Aleksey Butenin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fedor Sergeev having to interfere. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Spartak Chelyabinsk's goalie and right to Egor Maslyannikov. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Spartak Chelyabinsk's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After having played for 24 minutes, Nikita Anurov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spartak Chelyabinsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikita Anurov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 27th match minute, Spartak Chelyabinsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksey Butenin to maneuver through the defense. Humberto Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Humberto Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aleksey Butenin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Fedor Sergeev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nikita Anurov might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fedor Sergeev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nikita Anurov ran back to his position shaking his head. Gennadiy Gerdt charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gennadiy Gerdt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Spartak Chelyabinsk's Gennadiy Gerdt got a free kick in the 44th minute. Humberto Ribeiros short, quick shot in the 46thth minute got Valentin Arbenin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gennadiy Gerdt to make the kick off. If Humberto Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Skobyanka SP's Fedor Sergeev got control of the ball when Aleksey Butenin tried to sneak it across the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Andrey Zinovev in the 64th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Skobyanka SP's Pavel Potapov. Humberto Ribeiro got in the 64th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Valentin Arbenin handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The throw-in from Grigoriy Yakubovich in the 70th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Skobyanka SP's Pavel Potapov. If Pavel Potapov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Spartak Chelyabinsk booed when Skobyanka SP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Aleksandrov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fedor Sergeev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gennadiy Gerdt, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Aleksey Butenin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fedor Sergeev having to interfere. With a little luck, Skobyanka SP's Fedor Sergeev got control of the ball when Gennadiy Gerdt tried to sneak it across the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Aleksey Butenin notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Skobyanka SP's Fedor Sergeev. Fedor Sergeev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Andrey Zinovev's late challenge caught a Skobyanka SP's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andrey Zinovev helped the player get up and apologised. Andrey Zinovev kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Spartak Chelyabinsk eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.