Kazan
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fedor Abibulaev kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute of the match, Fedor Abibulaev tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Valentin Rybkin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 6th minute, Konstantin Nikiforov made a precise shot to the right of Grigoriy Kosinskiy. Kazan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 11 played minutes, Ukhta FC's Makar Topyrkin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Grigoriy Kosinskiy 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 Ukhta FC reached it. A collision led to Ukhta FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Oleg Romanov hit a great ball. Grigoriy Kosinskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konstantin Nikiforov in the 19th minute of the match. Vladislav Troshkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Valentin Rybkin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Kazan's zone, Marat Lepshonov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Grigoriy Kosinskiy came out of the goal and Marat Lepshonov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Ukhta FC booed when Kazan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Zubenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rudolf Kornilov kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. After 34 played minutes Kazan got a freekick which was hit by Albert Zubenko. Ukhta FC's Valentin Rybkin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Ukhta FC from getting a goal against them. 38 minutes into the game, Fedor Abibulaev recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Valentin Rybkin. Fedor Abibulaev showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Kazan's Grigoriy Kosinskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantin Nikiforov in the 42nd minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Ukhta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fedor Abibulaev came free, but Valentin Rybkin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marat Lepshonov to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Kazan's Afanasiy Losev got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Konstantin Nikiforov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Grigoriy Kosinskiy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ukhta FC's zone, Vladislav Troshkin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valentin Rybkin came out of the goal and Vladislav Troshkin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ukhta FC's Valentin Rybkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladislav Troshkin in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fedor Abibulaev in the 64th minute of play forced Ukhta FC's goalkeeper Valentin Rybkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Konstantin Nikiforov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ukhta FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Konstantin Nikiforov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Grigoriy Kosinskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 69th minute, Vladislav Troshkin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valentin Rybkin was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. After a rather tough play, Ukhta FC's Rudolf Kornilov got a free kick in the 75th minute. Fedor Abibulaev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Valentin Rybkin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fedor Abibulaev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valentin Rybkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladislav Troshkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grigoriy Kosinskiy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Konstantin Nikiforov in the 93rd minute. When Konstantin Nikiforov came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Ukhta 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 Konstantin Nikiforov couldn't finish the play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Kazan fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ukhta FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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