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Match Report
Kurgan
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kurgan's Evgeniy Bure 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. 7 minutes into the match, Dzerzhinsk's goal looked a bit too open when Evgeniy Bure came free, but Roman Fomenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Kurgan's goal looked a bit too open when Viktor Kalinin came free, but Viktor Kan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Sergey Kulikov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Roman Fomenko, 1-0. 31 minutes into the game, Marat Belov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kurgan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dzerzhinsk the free kick. In the 32nd match minute, Kurgan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marat Belov to maneuver through the defense. Evgeniy Bure received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Roman Fomenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Nikolay Smirenskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kurgan's supporters rose to their feet, but Nikolay Smirenskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roman Fomenko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Kurgan's Evgeniy Bure in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dzerzhinsk's goalie prevented a goal. If Adolf Bizyukin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Dzerzhinsk fans' excitement grew in the 49th match minute when Dzerzhinsk's Adolf Bizyukin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The wind increased when Viktor Kalinin made the kick off in the second half. Roman Fomenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marat Belov in the 62nd minute of the match. Evgeniy Bure received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Roman Fomenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nikolay Smirenskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Roman Fomenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 71 minutes into the game, Adolf Bizyukin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Viktor Kan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Roman Fomenko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikolay Smirenskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Evgeniy Bure fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Fomenko having to interfere. Viktor Kan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adolf Bizyukin in the 79th minute of the match. Viktor Kan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viktor Kalinin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Adolf Bizyukin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 84 minutes, Konstantin Gorodnikov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dzerzhinsk and the Kurgan players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Kurgan booed when Dzerzhinsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Konstantin Gorodnikov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adolf Bizyukin got free with Viktor Kan in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Denis Botkin fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dzerzhinsk's protests and gave Denis Botkin a yellow card for diving instead. Denis Botkin hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After 92 played minutes, Kurgan's Nikolay Nigrov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Roman Fomenko 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 Kurgan reached it. Roman Fomenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evgeniy Bure, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Viktor Kan managed to avoid a goal in the 98thth minute, when Dzerzhinsk's Adolf Bizyukin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Adolf Bizyukin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viktor Kan having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Dzerzhinsk walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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