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Zenit stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Matvey Borinevich made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, F.C. Zenit St.Petersburg's Roman Laverov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Roman Laverov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Konstantinov having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Evgeniy Semshov 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 supporters of F.C. Zenit St.Petersburg booed when Saratov was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filipp Politov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roman Laverov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Albert Konstantinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute Valentin Lopuhov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Birjaio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evgeniy Semshov in the 22nd minute of play forced Saratov's goalkeeper Albert Konstantinov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abel Birjaio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matvey Borinevich in the 27th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lev Kirichenko during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd minute, Lev Kirichenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th minute Matvey Borinevich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Birjaio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. F.C. Zenit St.Petersburg's Abel Birjaio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Lopuhov in the 39th minute of play. Abel Birjaio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matvey Borinevich in the 43rd minute of play. Abel Birjaio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matvey Borinevich in the 47th minute of play. Roman Laverov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Konstantinov having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Abel Birjaio made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Leonid Savin sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentin Lopuhov got free with Abel Birjaio in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matvey Borinevich in the 60th minute of play forced F.C. Zenit St.Petersburg's goalkeeper Abel Birjaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evgeniy Semshov kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Abel Birjaio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matvey Borinevich, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Saratov's goal looked a bit too open when Evgeniy Semshov came free, but Albert Konstantinov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isaias Mikolas hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Abel Birjaio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matvey Borinevich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Abel Birjaio managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when Saratov's Valentin Lopuhov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. F.C. Zenit St.Petersburg's Abel Birjaio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonid Savin in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Matvey Borinevich notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of F.C. Zenit St.Petersburg's Abel Birjaio. Abel Birjaio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 88 minutes into the match, Roman Laverov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Albert Konstantinov. Saratov's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roman Laverov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. In the 92nd minute Evgeniy Semshov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albert Konstantinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When F.C. Zenit St.Petersburg's Roman Laverov in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saratov's goalie prevented a goal.