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Belgorod
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rudolf Podsevalov got the match started through his kick off. Rudolf Podsevalov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sergey Koryshev came out and tried to block the shot, but Rudolf Podsevalov slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. Denis Petuhov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timofey Pakhomov in the 11th minute of the match. If Dmitriy Muravev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Rudolf Podsevalov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rudolf Podsevalov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergey Koryshev having to interfere. Pskov's Sergey Koryshev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Pskov from getting a goal against them. In the 27th minute Evgeniy Savinskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Petuhov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 29 minutes, Evgeniy Savinskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pskov's supporters crossed their fingers, but Evgeniy Savinskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Barcelona getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Aleksandr Dovlatov hit a great ball. With 32 minutes on the clock, Arseniy Pyatnitskiy commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee gave Pskov a penalty, 34 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Artem Kostin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Barcelona's Denis Petuhov. 1-1. Barcelona's Denis Petuhov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lazar Zaitsev in the 40th minute of play. When Pskov's Timofey Pakhomov in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barcelona's goalie prevented a goal. Timofey Pakhomov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Evgeniy Savinskiy to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rudolf Podsevalov during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Barcelona fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 53rd minute. Penalty! In the 54th minute, Pskov got a penalty, and Artem Kostin placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Timofey Pakhomov got free with Denis Petuhov in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 60th match minute, Barcelona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Efimov to maneuver through the defense. After 61 played minutes, Pskov's Artem Kostin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Denis Petuhov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pskov reached it. Timofey Pakhomov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Denis Petuhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denis Petuhov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Evgeniy Savinskiy's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. 73 minutes into the match, Pskov's Evgeniy Savinskiy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Denis Petuhov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Pskov booed when Barcelona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksandr Dovlatov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Barcelona defense, Timofey Pakhomov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Denis Petuhov. The Barcelona fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Denis Petuhov should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Barcelona getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Ilya Veresov hit a great ball. Pskov's Evgeniy Savinskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dmitriy Muravev in the 86th minute of play forced Pskov's goalkeeper Sergey Koryshev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91stth minute of the game Dmitriy Muravev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pskov's Sergey Koryshev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Denis Petuhov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evgeniy Savinskiy in the 92nd minute of the match. Timofey Pakhomov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Denis Petuhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Evgeniy Savinskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denis Petuhov was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. In the 99th minute, Evgeniy Savinskiy 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. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Pskov had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.