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Match Report
Novokuznetsk
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stepan Nekrasov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Aleksandr Sobolev charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aleksandr Sobolev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 5 played minutes Novokuznetsk got a freekick which was hit by Aleksandr Sobolev. Andrey Dubov might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Danil Rudnov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrey Dubov ran back to his position shaking his head. After 12 played minutes Novokuznetsk got a freekick which was hit by Kazemir Ponomarev. If Stepan Nekrasov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the match, Andrey Dubov notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Novokuznetsk's Danil Rudnov. Danil Rudnov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 17th match minute, Khabarovsk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albert Zlotnikov to maneuver through the defense. Mikhail Diakonov had several of the Khabarovsk FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 18 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Igor Sobolev as he didn't even see the shot coming. Grigoriy Rakhmanov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Igor Sobolev made a huge save. Igor Sobolev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikhail Diakonov in the 27th minute of play. Igor Sobolev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grigoriy Rakhmanov in the 28th minute. After 31 played minutes Novokuznetsk got a freekick which was hit by Kazemir Ponomarev. In the 32nd minute of the match Arkadiy Muhin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Danil Rudnov skillfully saved the ball. In the 32nd match minute, Novokuznetsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksandr Sobolev to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute, Andrey Dubov 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. Aleksandr Sobolev got his second yellow card in the match during the 35th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Khabarovsk FC booed when Novokuznetsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksandr Sobolev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nazar Zheldakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Grigoriy Rakhmanov came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Novokuznetsk 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 Grigoriy Rakhmanov couldn't finish the play.
The wind increased when Grigoriy Rakhmanov made the kick off in the second half. When Grigoriy Rakhmanov came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Novokuznetsk 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 Grigoriy Rakhmanov couldn't finish the play. In the 63rd minute, Stepan Nekrasov 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. If Andrey Dubov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Stepan Nekrasov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Danil Rudnov. That made the score 1-3 in the 69 minute of play. Grigoriy Rakhmanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Igor Sobolev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Khabarovsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Grigoriy Rakhmanov came free, but Igor Sobolev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Novokuznetsk's Danil Rudnov got control of the ball when Andrey Dubov tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 84 minutes of play, Novokuznetsk's Kazemir Ponomarev made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Igor Sobolev was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 92nd minute, Grigoriy Rakhmanov 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 Khabarovsk FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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