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ZVEZDA
Spectators: 6857 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mechislav Sidelnikov took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, FC ZVEZDA's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Moiseev came free, but Adam Ikonin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Nefteyugansk FC defense, Mechislav Sidelnikov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vyacheslav Lushin. The Nefteyugansk FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vyacheslav Lushin should have stopped the shot. In the 7th minute Fedor Suvorov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vyacheslav Lushin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, FC ZVEZDA's goal looked a bit too open when Leonard Fedorovich came free, but Adam Ikonin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, FC ZVEZDA's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Kovanko came free, but Adam Ikonin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 18 minutes, Leonard Fedorovich managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nefteyugansk FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonard Fedorovich was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 21 minutes into the match, FC ZVEZDA's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Kovanko came free, but Adam Ikonin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Andrey Moiseev made a precise shot to the right of Adam Ikonin. FC ZVEZDA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The audience was convinced that Leonard Fedorovich's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adam Ikonin was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Leonard Fedorovich put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Adam Ikonin. Vladimir Kovanko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adam Ikonin having to make a save. Leonard Fedorovich received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Adam Ikonin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, FC ZVEZDA's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Kovanko came free, but Adam Ikonin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fedor Suvorov hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Adam Ikonin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimir Kovanko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adam Ikonin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leonard Fedorovich went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. After the first half Nefteyugansk FC were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vladimir Kovanko was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vladimir Kovanko got free with Adam Ikonin in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 54th minute, Vladimir Kovanko 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonard Fedorovich got free with Adam Ikonin in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rostislav Scherbakov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Adam Ikonin made a huge save. 75 minutes into the match, FC ZVEZDA's goalkeeper Adam Ikonin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonard Fedorovich. FC ZVEZDA's Adam Ikonin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save FC ZVEZDA from getting a goal against them. In the 87th minute, Vladimir Kovanko 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. If Leonard Fedorovich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 95th minute by Leonard Fedorovich got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side.