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Kochobetsu Stadium
Spectators: 9279 (Terracing: 6961, Seating: 2134, VIP seats: 184) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gleb Elkibaev got the match started through his kick off. Sergey Kostenetskiy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gleb Sorokin in the 3rd minute. Savva Evdokimov struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Leon Zdrojowy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Фиолетовая машина. Bram Boonen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Sergey Kostenetskiy made a huge save. 11 minutes into the match, Esperance's goal looked a bit too open when Arkadiy Pakhomov came free, but Leon Zdrojowy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Фиолетовая машина's Fedor Omelyanenko got a free kick in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gleb Sorokin in the 16th minute of play forced Фиолетовая машина's goalkeeper Sergey Kostenetskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sergey Kostenetskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gleb Sorokin, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Sergey Kostenetskiy was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Gleb Elkibaev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gleb Elkibaev really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Sergey Kostenetskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladislav Popov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Esperance's goalkeeper Leon Zdrojowy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 33rd minute Фиолетовая машина were awarded a corner. Viktor Gnusarev went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Фиолетовая машина's corner Gerasim Larionov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Leon Zdrojowy quite easily take care of the ball. Sergey Kostenetskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Vorobiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sergey Kostenetskiy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bram Boonen in the 38th minute. The supporters of Фиолетовая машина booed when Esperance was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladislav Popov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Arkadiy Pakhomov came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Фиолетовая машина 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 Arkadiy Pakhomov couldn't finish the play. Sergey Kostenetskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gleb Elkibaev, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 43rd minute Gleb Sorokin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergey Kostenetskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arkadiy Pakhomov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Esperance booed when Фиолетовая машина was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerasim Larionov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sergey Kostenetskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gleb Sorokin in the 53rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Фиолетовая машина defense, Vladislav Popov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sergey Kostenetskiy. The Фиолетовая машина fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sergey Kostenetskiy should have stopped the shot. Gleb Sorokin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 60th minute, Gleb Sorokin made a precise shot to the right of Sergey Kostenetskiy. Фиолетовая машина's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 64th minute, Vladislav Popov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sergey Kostenetskiy was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. In the 68th minute Gleb Elkibaev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergey Kostenetskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute Gleb Elkibaev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergey Kostenetskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sergey Kostenetskiy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gleb Elkibaev's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Esperance's Leon Zdrojowy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lev Zimin in the 72nd minute of play. Фиолетовая машина made a substitution. Irakliy Abakshin replaced Savva Evdokimov. After a rather tough play, Фиолетовая машина's Roman Daev got a free kick in the 77th minute. Gleb Elkibaev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Esperance's Gavriil Dolgachev was substituted for Gleb Elkibaev. Esperance's Leon Zdrojowy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arkadiy Pakhomov in the 80th minute of play. Sergey Kostenetskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavriil Dolgachev in the 81st minute of the match. Leon Zdrojowy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arkadiy Pakhomov in the 83rd minute of the match. Sergey Kostenetskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gleb Sorokin in the 84th minute of the match. When Viktor Gnusarev fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Фиолетовая машина's protests and gave Viktor Gnusarev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 85th match minute, Фиолетовая машина was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viktor Gnusarev to maneuver through the defense. Viktor Gnusarev kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Vadim Vatagin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sergey Kostenetskiy. Фиолетовая машина's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 91st minute Irakliy Abakshin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Zdrojowy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Vladislav Popov came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Esperance 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 Vladislav Popov couldn't finish the play.