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Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andrey Volkov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fc Barnaul's Mikhail Elchin got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mikhail Kolobkov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Andrey Volkov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. Mikhail Kolobkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilya Ageenko in the 9th minute of the match. When Rustam Krivoborskiy fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fc Barnaul's protests and gave Rustam Krivoborskiy a yellow card for diving instead. Rustam Krivoborskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fc Barnaul's goalkeeper Mikhail Kolobkov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Stanislav Rakhimov came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Fc Barnaul 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 Stanislav Rakhimov couldn't finish the play. Matvey Shevchenko in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mikhail Kolobkov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Silvestr Barantsov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 25th minute, Silvestr Barantsov 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. Through an outstanding action, after 27 minutes, Mikhail Kolobkov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 28 minutes into the match, ФК БАЛКАН БЕЛОГРАДЧИК's goal looked a bit too open when Mikhail Elchin came free, but Sverker Engman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Fc Barnaul booed when ФК БАЛКАН БЕЛОГРАДЧИК was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrey Volkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mikhail Elchin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sverker Engman having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrey Volkov in the 34th minute of play forced Fc Barnaul's goalkeeper Mikhail Kolobkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mikhail Kolobkov was a little too slow when Andrey Volkov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 3-0. After some careless play in the Fc Barnaul defense, Matvey Shevchenko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mikhail Kolobkov. The Fc Barnaul fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mikhail Kolobkov should have stopped the shot. In the 43rd minute, Andrey Volkov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mikhail Kolobkov. The goal made the score 5-0. Petr Ryumin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sverker Engman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. Petr Ryumin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Sverker Engman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silvestr Barantsov to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Silvestr Barantsov 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 59 minutes of play, ФК БАЛКАН БЕЛОГРАДЧИК's Ilya Ageenko made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mikhail Kolobkov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mikhail Kolobkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilya Ageenko in the 62nd minute of the match. Silvestr Barantsov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mikhail Kolobkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrey Volkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. A hard shot by Iskander Drozdov from long distance, 75 minutes into the match, got Sverker Engman's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 79 minutes into the match, Fc Barnaul's goal looked a bit too open when Ilya Ageenko came free, but Mikhail Kolobkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Fc Barnaul's Semen Lomovtsev got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After 85 played minutes Fc Barnaul got a freekick which was hit by Mikhail Elchin. After 86 played minutes, ФК БАЛКАН БЕЛОГРАДЧИК's Artem Ilyin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mikhail Kolobkov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ФК БАЛКАН БЕЛОГРАДЧИК reached it. Matvey Shevchenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikhail Kolobkov having to interfere. Semen Lomovtsev hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. After having played for 92 minutes, Artem Ilyin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ФК БАЛКАН БЕЛОГРАДЧИК's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artem Ilyin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Iskander Drozdov kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Fc Barnaul defense, Ilya Ageenko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mikhail Kolobkov. The Fc Barnaul fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mikhail Kolobkov should have stopped the shot. ФК БАЛКАН БЕЛОГРАДЧИК were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Fc Barnaul for a fine match.