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Match Report
Balakovo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Oleg Matveev kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Nizhny Tagil booed when Balakovo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maksim Seliverstov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 4 minutes, Ilya Drozdov made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Balakovo's Roman Saburov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ilya Drozdov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 10th minute, Ilya Drozdov 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. Roman Saburov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oleg Matveev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natan Gorshkov in the 14th minute of play forced Balakovo's goalkeeper Roman Saburov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilya Drozdov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Roman Saburov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Oleg Matveev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nizhny Tagil's supporters rose to their feet, but Oleg Matveev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roman Saburov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Maksim Seliverstov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vladislav Filchenkov. That made the score 1-1 in the 18 minute of play. In the 24thth minute of the game Oleg Matveev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Balakovo's Roman Saburov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ilya Drozdov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Roman Saburov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Artem Chernov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ilya Drozdov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roman Kudryavtsev hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maksim Seliverstov made a kick off. Vladislav Filchenkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maksim Seliverstov in the 58th minute of the match. The supporters of Nizhny Tagil booed when Balakovo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksey Golushko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Innokentiy Mamaev was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 61st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Balakovo's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Oleg Matveev 67 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-2. 72 minutes into the game, Maksim Seliverstov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Vladislav Filchenkov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ilya Drozdov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 77thth minute tested the skills of Roman Saburov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ivan Vinogradov kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Roman Kudryavtsev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Balakovo's supporters rose to their feet, but Roman Kudryavtsev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vladislav Filchenkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 82 minutes into the game, Anton Korolev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nizhny Tagil's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Balakovo the free kick. Anton Korolev hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Oleg Matveev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Roman Saburov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Maksim Seliverstov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Nizhny Tagil getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Anton Korolev hit a great ball. In the 97th minute, Ilya Drozdov 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.
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