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Atlant
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) In the 5th minute Aleksandr Cherkas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apanas Makavets saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Miraslav Falkovsky dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mechyslav Milinkevich, 1-0. In the 13th minute, Miraslav Falkovsky hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Minsk getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Andrey Andreichyk hit a great ball. Boris Plotnikov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Apanas Makavets. Minsk's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Kazimir Medvedev came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Спартак Гомель 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 Kazimir Medvedev couldn't finish the play. Minsk's Apanas Makavets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksandr Cherkas in the 23rd minute of play. Viktor Dubkov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 28thth minute tested the skills of Mechyslav Milinkevich when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 28th minute, Pavel Lukashevich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 29 minutes, Anton Koltsov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Minsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anton Koltsov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Minsk's Apanas Makavets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksandr Cherkas in the 32nd minute of play. Apanas Makavets made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksandr Cherkas in the 33rd minute of play. Viktor Dubkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Apanas Makavets showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksandr Cherkas, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 42nd minute, Anton Koltsov 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. After 44 played minutes Спартак Гомель got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Prokopov. After 45 played minutes, Minsk's Vadim Saveliev shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mechyslav Milinkevich 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 Minsk reached it. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aleksandr Cherkas to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Jan Dubkov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Apanas Makavets. The goal made the score 1-1. Aleksandr Cherkas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 59thth minute, Apanas Makavets skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viktor Dubkov in the 60th minute of play forced Спартак Гомель's goalkeeper Mechyslav Milinkevich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Ivan Prokopov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Miraslav Falkovsky managed to get in a good position for a shot. Minsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Miraslav Falkovsky was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mechyslav Milinkevich breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Anton Koltsov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Viktor Dubkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mechyslav Milinkevich was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. After 76 played minutes, Minsk's Vadim Saveliev shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mechyslav Milinkevich 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 Minsk reached it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Viktor Dubkov in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mechyslav Milinkevich saved Спартак Гомель from getting behind. In the 87th minute, Minsk's Miraslav Falkovsky seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Miraslav Falkovsky the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Minsk protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Miraslav Falkovsky had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 86th minute of the game. One of Minsk:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Спартак Гомель:s goal. In the 89th minute, Boris Plotnikov made a precise shot to the right of Apanas Makavets. Minsk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. If Aleksandr Cherkas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 97 minutes into the match, Minsk's goalkeeper Apanas Makavets had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aleksandr Cherkas. The Minsk fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Спартак Гомель were clearly better and deserved to take the win.