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Zhukovsky
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vyacheslav Hozikov started the match with the kick off. Igor Kryuchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Sitnikov having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Igor Kryuchev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zhukovsky's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Kryuchev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Sitnikov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 12 minutes into the match, Dokrod's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Kryuchev came free, but Ivan Sitnikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aleksandr Androsenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dokrod's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Igor Kryuchev 16 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Irakliy Melnikov hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Dokrod's Ivan Sitnikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Kryuchev in the 30th minute of play. Filipp Baburov kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the game, Yakov Scherbakov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zhukovsky's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dokrod the free kick. Yakov Scherbakov hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Daniil Denisevskiy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vyacheslav Hozikov's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Daniil Denisevskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vyacheslav Hozikov in the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Vyacheslav Hozikov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Daniil Denisevskiy was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 47th minute, Igor Kryuchev fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ivan Sitnikov, passed just outside the right post. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 53rd minute, Danil Kruglikov 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. After a defensive mix-up in Dokrod's zone, Igor Kryuchev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Sitnikov came out of the goal and Igor Kryuchev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Innokentiy Dorovskiy hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Vyacheslav Hozikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. German Dobronoss short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Daniil Denisevskiy to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ivan Sitnikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Kryuchev in the 63rd minute of play. Danil Kruglikov hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Ivan Sitnikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Kryuchev in the 65th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Dokrod's German Dobronos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daniil Denisevskiy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Rustam Malygin came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Zhukovsky 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 Rustam Malygin couldn't finish the play. After 74 played minutes Dokrod got a freekick which was hit by Nikolay Krivoschapov. Ivan Sitnikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Kryuchev, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. With a little luck, Zhukovsky's Daniil Denisevskiy got control of the ball when German Dobronos tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 82 minutes, Igor Kryuchev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zhukovsky and the Dokrod players grew even worse after the yellow card. Igor Kryuchev hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zhukovsky's goalkeeper Daniil Denisevskiy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.