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Sakhalin Stadium
Spectators: 10851 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 217) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Xie Cheng Xiao took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andrey Denisov in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anton Parov saved FC GAZprom from getting behind. With an all-out effort, FC GAZprom's Frutos Mallo threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Xie Cheng Xiao, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Frutos Mallo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diego Salvagnin in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noah Gessen in the 11th minute of play forced Курск ФК's goalkeeper Frutos Mallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anton Parov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andrey Denisov's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. With a little luck, Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo got control of the ball when Xie Cheng Xiao tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andrey Denisov scored 0-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anton Parov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 23rd minute FC GAZprom were awarded a corner. Xie Cheng Xiao went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on FC GAZprom's corner Xie Cheng Xiao fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Frutos Mallo quite easily take care of the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Andrey Denisov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anton Parov. FC GAZprom's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrey Denisov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Frutos Mallo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xie Cheng Xiao, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute Andrey Denisov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Parov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, FC GAZprom's Frutos Mallo threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sofoklis Siamantouras, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Andrey Denisov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Курск ФК's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrey Denisov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anton Parov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With his leg Frutos Mallo managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when FC GAZprom's Xie Cheng Xiao fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 43 minutes into the match, Andrey Denisov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anton Parov. FC GAZprom's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrey Denisov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Andrey Denisov made the kick off in the second half. Diego Salvagnin hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Andrey Denisov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anton Parov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Frutos Mallo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xie Cheng Xiao, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Artur Tyulenin made in the 59th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Курск ФК's Taras Baranov. When Курск ФК's Andrey Denisov in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC GAZprom's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Andrey Denisov put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Anton Parov. A sloppy throw-in by Vyacheslav Rozhkov in the 63rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Курск ФК's Taras Baranov. In the 64th minute of the game Artur Tyulenin made a throw-in which Sofoklis Siamantouras played forward. German Kovtun's late challenge caught a FC GAZprom's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. German Kovtun helped the player get up and apologised. Frutos Mallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sofoklis Siamantouras in the 70th minute of the match. Xie Cheng Xiao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Frutos Mallo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC GAZprom's Maksim Lobanovskiy was substituted for Diego Salvagnin. Andrey Denisov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Parov having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, FC GAZprom's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Denisov came free, but Anton Parov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frutos Mallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maksim Lobanovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrey Denisov in the 81st minute of play forced FC GAZprom's goalkeeper Anton Parov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vyacheslav Rozhkov in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frutos Mallo saved Курск ФК from getting behind. With 87 minutes on the clock, Taras Baranov commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Курск ФК made a substitution. Boris Basalaev replaced Andrey Denisov. Xie Cheng Xiao made a great header on FC GAZprom's corner, it was just that Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo managed to reach the ball for a save. When Filipp Ilyin came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Курск ФК 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 Filipp Ilyin couldn't finish the play. The Курск ФК supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Курск ФК would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.