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Match Report
Grodno
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Grodno's Trafim Mironszyk started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Yaroslav Kabanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oles Kurilin, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. A collision led to Grodno getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Oles Kurilin hit a great ball. Yaroslav Kabanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oles Kurilin, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. With his leg Viktor Surovtsov managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when Grodno's Vladislav Gurinovich fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vladislav Gurinovich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viktor Surovtsov having to interfere. Svetamir Tikhonov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yaroslav Kabanov having to interfere. Trafim Mironszyk struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Viktor Surovtsov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grodno. 24 minutes into the game, Oles Kurilin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Yaroslav Kabanov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Svetamir Tikhonov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Grodno getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Zenon Rasolko hit a great ball. After having played for 29 minutes, Oles Kurilin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grodno's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oles Kurilin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zenon Rasolko kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Svetamir Tikhonov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yaroslav Kabanov was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Grodno's zone, Svetamir Tikhonov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yaroslav Kabanov came out of the goal and Svetamir Tikhonov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yaroslav Kabanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oles Kurilin in the 36th minute of the match. If Svetamir Tikhonov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oles Kurilin to make the kick off. After 55 minutes of play, Grodno's Svetamir Tikhonov made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yaroslav Kabanov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yaroslav Kabanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Svetamir Tikhonov in the 63rd minute. 67 minutes into the game, Grodno's Trafim Mironszyk nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Viktor Surovtsov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After 73 played minutes Grodno got a freekick which was hit by Viktor Larchenkov. The long shot by Mateush Nikanov in the 75th minute really tested Yaroslav Kabanov's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Svetamir Tikhonov got free with Yaroslav Kabanov in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Trafim Mironszyk struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Viktor Surovtsov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grodno. In the 93rd match minute, Grodno was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mateush Nikanov to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th minute, Trafim Mironszyk left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grodno fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.
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