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TOMSK
Spectators: 7377 (Terracing: 5570, Seating: 1707, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nikita Potanin got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Klim Belugin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Almaz FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Nikita Potanin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kirill Luzhkov having to make a save. After 11 minutes, Nikita Potanin made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. TOMSK's Kirill Luzhkov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Klim Belugin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Kirill Luzhkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Afanasiy Kazakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klim Borisov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When TOMSK's Klim Borisov in 21 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Afanasiy Kazakov guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Ernest Alekseev kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 24th minute of the match Zinoviy Agafonnikov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kirill Luzhkov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Klim Belugin 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. Kirill Luzhkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klim Belugin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 31 minutes, Andrey Fedulov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TOMSK and the Almaz FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, TOMSK's Andrey Fedulov got a free kick in the 31st minute. Kirill Luzhkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikita Potanin, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 44thth minute of the game Nikita Potanin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TOMSK's Kirill Luzhkov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 46thth minute of the game Klim Belugin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TOMSK's Kirill Luzhkov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nikita Potanin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Klim Borisov made a kick off. Kirill Luzhkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikita Potanin, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Klim Belugin in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kirill Luzhkov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 59th minute, TOMSK's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nikita Potanin fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After having played for 61 minutes, Nikita Potanin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Almaz FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikita Potanin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Andrey Fedulov hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Danila Fomenko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Klim Borisov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Afanasiy Kazakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 74 minutes of play, Almaz FC's Klim Belugin made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kirill Luzhkov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Afanasiy Kazakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klim Borisov in the 81st minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Nikita Potanin 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. Almaz FC played a much better game than TOMSK and deserved their victory. The TOMSK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.