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Match Report
Ekaterinburg
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stepan Denisov made the kick off which started today's match. Dmitriy Eiduk hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Artem Erzakovich's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Timofey Tarabrin was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. When Nikifor Tatarov fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ekaterinburg's protests and gave Nikifor Tatarov a yellow card for diving instead. Artem Erzakovich received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Timofey Tarabrin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lev Mamontov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Timofey Tarabrin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 16 minutes of play, Elets's Artem Erzakovich made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Timofey Tarabrin was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ekaterinburg's goalkeeper Timofey Tarabrin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Lev Mamontov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Elets's supporters rose to their feet, but Lev Mamontov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Timofey Tarabrin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 24 minutes, Artem Erzakovich managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elets's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artem Erzakovich was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vasiliy Pervyh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Borislav Voloskov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Elets's Borislav Voloskov got control of the ball when Vasiliy Pervyh tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 37 minutes, Stepan Denisov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ekaterinburg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stepan Denisov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Ekaterinburg getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Nikifor Tatarov hit a great ball. When Ekaterinburg's Stepan Denisov in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Elets's goalie prevented a goal.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Artem Erzakovich stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Artem Erzakovich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timofey Tarabrin having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Ekaterinburg's goal looked a bit too open when Artem Erzakovich came free, but Timofey Tarabrin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Vasiliy Pervyh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 67 minutes into the match, Stepan Denisov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Borislav Voloskov. Elets's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stepan Denisov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After some careless play in the Elets defense, Vasiliy Pervyh kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Borislav Voloskov. The Elets fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Borislav Voloskov should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roman Temnov during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After recieving a nice pass, Ekaterinburg's Afanasiy Seliverstov tried to score from far away in the 77th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Konstantin Chubin kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Ekaterinburg's Timofey Tarabrin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Ekaterinburg from getting a goal against them. Lev Mamontov was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 89th minute. Elets's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Artem Erzakovich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Stepan Denisov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stepan Denisov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 96 played minutes Ekaterinburg got a freekick which was hit by Afanasiy Seliverstov. Roman Temnov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 100th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. For all the effort they put into the match, the Elets players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ekaterinburg.
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