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Saransk
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ernest Sychev kicked off to start the match. If Felix Mogilevskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernest Sychev in the 5th minute of play forced Foros United's goalkeeper Ivan Kiprenskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Ernest Sychev put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ivan Kiprenskiy. If Ernest Sychev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 17th minute by Denis Kachinskiy got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 18 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Foros United! When the match had been going on for 19 minutes, Saransk's Arkadiy Abramov got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ivan Kiprenskiy. In the 25th minute Stanislav Isadskiy 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. 28 minutes into the match, Saransk's Ernest Sychev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ivan Kiprenskiy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Denis Kachinskiy's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Ivan Kiprenskiy skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ivan Kiprenskiy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Denis Kachinskiy in the 38th minute. Denis Kachinskiy struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Ivan Kiprenskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saransk. After a defensive mix-up in Foros United's zone, Ernest Sychev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Kiprenskiy came out of the goal and Ernest Sychev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Felix Mogilevskiy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Kachinskiy in the 53rd minute of play forced Foros United's goalkeeper Ivan Kiprenskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Foros United's Ivan Kiprenskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernest Sychev in the 54th minute of play. When Foros United's Felix Mogilevskiy in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saransk's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Foros United's Timur Maslov got a free kick in the 59th minute. Ivan Kiprenskiy came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Saransk's Ernest Sychev. But to his dismay, Ernest Sychev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. 69 minutes into the game, Ernest Sychev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Ivan Kiprenskiy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Kachinskiy in the 75th minute of play forced Foros United's goalkeeper Ivan Kiprenskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th match minute, Foros United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantin Emelyanov to maneuver through the defense. After 78 minutes, Innokentiy Kuzichkin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saransk and the Foros United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Stanislav Isadskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Innokentiy Kuzichkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 85 minutes, Denis Kachinskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Saransk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Denis Kachinskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 89 minutes into the match, Saransk's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Mogilevskiy came free, but Vladlen Leshinskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 92 minutes, Denis Kachinskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Saransk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Denis Kachinskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ernest Sychev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.