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MELEN SC
Spectators: 9213 (Terracing: 6912, Seating: 2118, VIP seats: 183) STORM's Denis Lavrentev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Roman Bolshakov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zachary Piwowarski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Denis Lavrentev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zachary Piwowarski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Zachary Piwowarski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Lavrentev in the 10th minute of the match. Zachary Piwowarski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Lavrentev, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Melenky FC's Zachary Piwowarski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Bolshakov in the 15th minute of play. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Denis Lavrentev sped through Melenky FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zachary Piwowarski. If Grigoriy Agapov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25th minute, Denis Lavrentev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The STORM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Zachary Piwowarski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Lavrentev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 minutes, Denis Lavrentev made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Melenky FC's Zachary Piwowarski tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 37th minute, Perez Tchanturia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute Roman Bolshakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachary Piwowarski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikolay Kovalev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Braian Rodríguez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Denis Lavrentev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zachary Piwowarski was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. The Melenky FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. STORM were winning 0-4.

STORM's Andrey Buznikin was substituted for Anton Varlamov. STORM made a substitution. Maksim Khomukha replaced Leonid Sokolov. In the 54th match minute, Melenky FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bonifacio Atarratze to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Denis Lavrentev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zachary Piwowarski was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Zachary Piwowarski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Bolshakov in the 57th minute of the match. Zachary Piwowarski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roman Bolshakov went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Denis Lavrentev in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zachary Piwowarski, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Nikolay Kovalev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Georgiy Makarskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 66 in the game by Denis Lavrentev from a close distance when the talented Zachary Piwowarski managed to make a qualified save. Melenky FC's players were relieved. In the 66thth minute of the game Denis Lavrentev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Melenky FC's Zachary Piwowarski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Melenky FC made a substitution. Ivan Wennerquist replaced Braian Rodríguez. STORM were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Melenky FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sergey Blynskih took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Sergey Blynskih got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Zachary Piwowarski quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 77 minutes into the game, Roman Bolshakov lined in a short shot 0-6 behind a frustrated Zachary Piwowarski. After some careless play in the STORM defense, Oleg Myasnikov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nikolay Kovalev. The STORM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nikolay Kovalev should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denis Lavrentev got free with Zachary Piwowarski in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 88th minute of the match STORM got a corner. Melenky FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sergey Blynskih ran over to the corner to take the kick. Kirill Gerasimchuk made a great header on STORM's corner, it was just that Melenky FC's Zachary Piwowarski managed to reach the ball for a save. 90 minutes into the match, STORM's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Wennerquist came free, but Nikolay Kovalev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Melenky FC booed when STORM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergey Blynskih didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 94 minutes, Chen Hao Yue managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Melenky FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chen Hao Yue was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Denis Lavrentev let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 96th minute shot 1-7 at rihgt post.