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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ippolit Chernov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Blizhin in the 5th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Yuri's Nikolay Istratov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Igor Kononov. That made the score 1-0 after 6 minutes of play. Denholme City's Igor Kononov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolay Istratov in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute of the match, Aleksandr Isaev got a very nice opportunity to score, but Igor Kononov was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 17th minute of the match Arkadiy Shagin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ippolit Chernov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Aleksandr Isaev in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Igor Kononov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Denis Dulgov struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Ippolit Chernov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Denholme City. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikolay Istratov in the 25th minute of play forced Denholme City's goalkeeper Igor Kononov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute, Aleksandr Isaev got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Blizhin in the 32nd minute of play forced Yuri's goalkeeper Ippolit Chernov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Denholme City's goalkeeper Igor Kononov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Konstantin Danilov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute, Semen Dikov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ippolit Chernov came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Denholme City's Stepan Tsypkin. But to his dismay, Stepan Tsypkin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stepan Tsypkin to make the kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Aleksandr Isaev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Denholme City's Igor Kononov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Yuri's goalkeeper Ippolit Chernov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roman Blizhin. Nikolay Istratov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Igor Kononov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Igor Kononov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aleksandr Isaev's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. The audience was convinced that Aleksandr Isaev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Igor Kononov was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. 65 minutes into the game, Nikolay Istratov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Igor Kononov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Igor Kononov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolay Istratov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, Nikolay Istratov notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Denholme City's Igor Kononov. Igor Kononov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aleksandr Isaev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Kononov having to interfere. A collision led to Denholme City getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Dmitriy Magonov hit a great ball. Nikolay Istratov took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Igor Kononov. Igor Kononov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. If Aleksandr Isaev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Nikolay Istratov came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Yuri 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 Nikolay Istratov couldn't finish the play. When Yuri's Semen Dikov in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Denholme City's goalie prevented a goal. Igor Kononov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikolay Istratov, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Semen Dikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Aleksandr Isaev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 96 minutes into the match, Yuri's goalkeeper Ippolit Chernov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roman Blizhin. There was no doubt that Yuri were the better team. Yuri's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.