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Match Report
Syktyvkar
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Syktyvkar's Vitaliy Afanasev 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. Oles Strashko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitaliy Afanasev in the 4th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonid Efremov got free with Oles Strashko in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 10 minutes into the match, Dmitriy Melnikov notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Lubertsy's Oles Strashko. Oles Strashko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 18th match minute, Lubertsy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valeriy Bazhanov to maneuver through the defense. Rudolf Teleshov, 19 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Vitaliy Afanasev kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Oles Strashko. That made the score 2-0 in the 21 minute of play. The supporters of Syktyvkar booed when Lubertsy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anatoliy Grishin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dmitriy Melnikov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oles Strashko read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the game, Lubertsy's Petr Skrebnev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Danil Gorbunov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Oles Strashko didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 34th minute, which inside left pole to 3-1. When Anatoliy Grishin fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lubertsy's protests and gave Anatoliy Grishin a yellow card for diving instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eldar Pisklov was the one to do the kick off. After 52 played minutes Eldar Pisklov rounded Syktyvkar's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-2. Vitaliy Afanasev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danil Gorbunov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eldar Pisklov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Danil Gorbunov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eldar Pisklov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute Eldar Pisklov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danil Gorbunov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danil Gorbunov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eldar Pisklov in the 73rd minute of play. Petr Skrebnev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Danil Gorbunov having to make a save. Eldar Pisklov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Vitaliy Afanasev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oles Strashko was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. If Dmitriy Melnikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Oles Strashko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitaliy Afanasev in the 91st minute of the match. Rudolf Teleshov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Oles Strashko. Lubertsy's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Vitaliy Afanasev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oles Strashko having to interfere.
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