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Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) Ernest Sychev made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience was convinced that Denis Kachinskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stanislav Voevoda was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Stanislav Voevoda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernest Sychev in the 6th minute of play. With a little luck, Saransk's Vladlen Leshinskiy got control of the ball when Timofey Gorchakov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vladlen Leshinskiy was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Filimon Yudin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Innokentiy Kuzichkin during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Elets FC booed when Saransk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Innokentiy Kuzichkin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 16 minutes, Ernest Sychev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saransk and the Elets FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 16th match minute, Saransk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernest Sychev to maneuver through the defense. Timofey Gorchakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Filimon Yudin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timofey Gorchakov 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. Timofey Gorchakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Vladlen Leshinskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Elets FC's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Kachinskiy came free, but Stanislav Voevoda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, Ernest Sychev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stanislav Voevoda was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Filimon Yudin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vladlen Leshinskiy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Filimon Yudin was the one to do the kick off. When Filimon Yudin came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Elets FC 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 Filimon Yudin couldn't finish the play. Vladlen Leshinskiy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filimon Yudin's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Ernest Sychevs short, quick shot in the 59thth minute got Stanislav Voevoda to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Stanislav Voevoda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernest Sychev in the 62nd minute of play. Ernest Sychev received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Stanislav Voevoda came out and tried to block the shot, but Ernest Sychev slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 64th minute. A collision led to Elets FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Anton Manichenko hit a great ball. Ernest Sychev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Filimon Yudin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute, Timur Belov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vyacheslav Radzievskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladlen Leshinskiy having to interfere. In the 88th minute Timofey Gorchakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladlen Leshinskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Saransk getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Arkadiy Abramov hit a great ball. In the 95th minute, Veniamin Lebeshev sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Saransk's Vladlen Leshinskiy didn't even have to move. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Saransk walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.