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Самара Арена
Spectators: 9275 (Terracing: 6958, Seating: 2133, VIP seats: 184) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kutlay Umay started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Kutlay Umay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pahom Nikiforov was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 4th match minute, True storY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Veniamin Buksmann to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Feddo Reitsma put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Carlos Germano. In the 18th minute Крылья Советов were awarded a corner. Stamen Gúlúbov went to the cornerflag to take it. Stamen Gúlúbov made a great header on Крылья Советов's corner, it was just that True storY's Pahom Nikiforov managed to reach the ball for a save. 20 minutes into the match, True storY's goal looked a bit too open when Mamaar Fergani came free, but Pahom Nikiforov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute Roman Eliseev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pahom Nikiforov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Maksim Esipov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Крылья Советов fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Carlos Germano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Kostadinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pahom Nikiforov stood somewhat misplaced when Roman Eliseev came free in front of goal and shot 2-1 to the left of him in the 29 minute. Emil Kostadinov took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlos Germano. Carlos Germano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. 36 minutes into the match, Maadan Lăcătuș had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Germano. Крылья Советов's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maadan Lăcătuș was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. 40 minutes into the match, True storY's goalkeeper Pahom Nikiforov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roman Eliseev. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-4 lead.

The wind increased when Feddo Reitsma made the kick off in the second half. Pahom Nikiforov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maksim Esipov in the 57th minute of the match. Крылья Советов's Carlos Germano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Kostadinov in the 58th minute of play. After 59 minutes Крылья Советов's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Maadan Lăcătuș who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Veniamin Buksmann managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Carlos Germano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Feddo Reitsma in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Eliseev in the 71st minute of play forced True storY's goalkeeper Pahom Nikiforov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pahom Nikiforov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Eliseev in the 73rd minute of play. Pahom Nikiforov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kutlay Umay, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After 79 minutes True storY's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stamen Gúlúbov who took care of the corner kick. Pahom Nikiforov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Eliseev, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maksim Esipov in the 89th minute of play forced True storY's goalkeeper Pahom Nikiforov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, True storY's goal looked a bit too open when Kutlay Umay came free, but Pahom Nikiforov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pahom Nikiforov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maksim Esipov, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the final whistle went the supporters of True storY were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Крылья Советов side.