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Match Report
Dimitrovgrad
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Nizhny Novgorod's zone, Vladimir Abramkin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Grigoriy Anfalov came out of the goal and Vladimir Abramkin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Grigoriy Anfalov made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Roman Mankowski sent off a good shot on target. 12 minutes into the match, Nizhny Novgorod's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Abramkin came free, but Grigoriy Anfalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 14 minutes of play, Nizhny Novgorod's Grigoriy Ignashevich made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Boris Tretyakov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dimitrovgrad's Roman Mankowski got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vladimir Abramkin struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Grigoriy Anfalov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dimitrovgrad. After a defensive mix-up in Dimitrovgrad's zone, Grigoriy Ignashevich stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boris Tretyakov came out of the goal and Grigoriy Ignashevich tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Vsevolod Kulikov fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dimitrovgrad's protests and gave Vsevolod Kulikov a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Dimitrovgrad's Vsevolod Kulikov got a free kick in the 34th minute. Grigoriy Ignashevich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vladimir Abramkin to strike the kick off in the second half. Danil Uvarov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Boris Tretyakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roman Alenichev's late challenge caught a Nizhny Novgorod's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roman Alenichev helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Dimitrovgrad getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Roman Alenichev hit a great ball. Grigoriy Ignashevich could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Boris Tretyakov made a huge save. After 59 minutes, Danil Uvarov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nizhny Novgorod and the Dimitrovgrad players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 59th match minute, Nizhny Novgorod was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danil Uvarov to maneuver through the defense. Vladimir Abramkin spun around in front of the goal 60 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Nizhny Novgorod's goal. After some careless play in the Nizhny Novgorod defense, Ilya Isakov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Grigoriy Anfalov. The Nizhny Novgorod fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Grigoriy Anfalov should have stopped the shot. Nizhny Novgorod's Grigoriy Anfalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimir Abramkin in the 71st minute of play. After having played for 75 minutes, Anatoliy Zhukov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nizhny Novgorod's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anatoliy Zhukov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Grigoriy Ignashevich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boris Tretyakov having to interfere. The supporters of Nizhny Novgorod booed when Dimitrovgrad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vsevolod Kulikov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute, Danil Uvarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roman Mankowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lev Evdokimov kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After 92 played minutes, Nizhny Novgorod's Filimon Tunik shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Boris Tretyakov 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 Nizhny Novgorod reached it. After a rather tough play, Dimitrovgrad's Vasiliy Pokrovskiy got a free kick in the 96th minute. Dimitrovgrad's Boris Tretyakov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save Dimitrovgrad from getting a goal against them.
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