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Stavropol
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) Danil Keltsev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yulian Mironov struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Nikolay Gryaznovo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stavropol. In the 10th minute Fedor Romanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonid Ilemnitskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Makhachkala's Fedor Romanov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonid Ilemnitskiy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Danil Keltsev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonid Ilemnitskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fedor Romanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Andrey Nakhodkin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leonid Ilemnitskiy having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nikolay Bunin during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nikolay Bunin hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vasiliy Belyavskiy in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikolay Gryaznovo saved Makhachkala from getting behind. Yulian Mironov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Nikolay Gryaznovo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yulian Mironov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fedor Romanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andrey Nakhodkin struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Leonid Ilemnitskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Makhachkala. After a defensive mix-up in Stavropol's zone, Georgiy Kobozev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonid Ilemnitskiy came out of the goal and Georgiy Kobozev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yulian Mironov in the 43rd minute of play forced Makhachkala's goalkeeper Nikolay Gryaznovo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 48 minutes into the match, Fedor Romanov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leonid Ilemnitskiy. Stavropol's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fedor Romanov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fedor Romanov to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Valentin Babich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Gryaznovo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yulian Mironov during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 61 played minutes Stavropol got a freekick which was hit by Yulian Mironov. Andrey Nakhodkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonid Ilemnitskiy having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Makhachkala's zone, Yulian Mironov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikolay Gryaznovo came out of the goal and Yulian Mironov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Stavropol's zone, Fedor Romanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonid Ilemnitskiy came out of the goal and Fedor Romanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andrey Nakhodkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonid Ilemnitskiy having to interfere. Nikolay Gryaznovo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vasiliy Belyavskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Yulian Mironov came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Stavropol 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 Yulian Mironov couldn't finish the play. Leonid Ilemnitskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedor Romanov in the 88th minute of the match. Andrey Nakhodkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Leonid Ilemnitskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yulian Mironov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danil Keltsev charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danil Keltsev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th minute, Danil Keltsev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the match, Stavropol's Vasiliy Belyavskiy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nikolay Gryaznovo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nikolay Gryaznovo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Babich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.