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Vitebsk
Spectators: 6811 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1811, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kirill Slashevsky took the kick off in the first half of the match. Valentin Labanok's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mechyslav Vialichko read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Kirill Slashevsky sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Valentin Labanok had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yuriy Sapranovich made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vasily Gorbachev in the 14th minute. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vitebsk's goalkeeper Mechyslav Vialichko, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 17 minutes into the game, Zahar Danilevich was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vitebsk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Columbia Business School the free kick. In the 17th match minute, Vitebsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zahar Danilevich to maneuver through the defense. When Valentin Labanok came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Columbia Business School 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 Valentin Labanok couldn't finish the play. Vasily Gorbachev in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Yuriy Sapranovich, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Kirill Slashevsky sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Zahar Danilevich was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 28 minutes had been played. After 29 played minutes Vitebsk got a freekick which was hit by Zahar Danilevich. In the 30th minute of the match Aleksandr Makalevich shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mechyslav Vialichko showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Mechyslav Vialichko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kirill Slashevsky in the 39th minute of the match. Kirill Slashevsky received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Mechyslav Vialichko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 47 minutes into the match, Valentin Labanok had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mechyslav Vialichko. Vitebsk's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valentin Labanok was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vasily Gorbachev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mechyslav Vialichko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kirill Slashevsky in the 58th minute of the match. Vasily Gorbachev took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yuriy Sapranovich. Yuriy Sapranovich dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Valentin Labanok fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mechyslav Vialichko having to interfere. Vasily Gorbachev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yuriy Sapranovich having to interfere. When Vladislav Mihalovich fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Columbia Business School's protests and gave Vladislav Mihalovich a yellow card for diving instead. Vladislav Mihalovich kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Columbia Business School's goal looked a bit too open when Vasily Gorbachev came free, but Yuriy Sapranovich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vasily Gorbachev took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yuriy Sapranovich. Yuriy Sapranovich dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 82 minutes into the match, Columbia Business School's goal looked a bit too open when Yuriy Makaranko came free, but Yuriy Sapranovich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 88 played minutes Columbia Business School got a freekick which was hit by Aleksandr Makalevich. 94 minutes into the match, Vitebsk's goal looked a bit too open when Kirill Slashevsky came free, but Mechyslav Vialichko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valentin Labanok received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Mechyslav Vialichko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Vitebsk fans cheered their team off the field, for while Columbia Business School had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.