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STORM
Spectators: 9359 (Terracing: 7021, Seating: 2152, VIP seats: 186) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Denis Lavrentev made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Emmanuil Ivanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Gavrilenkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denis Lavrentev got free with Rostislav Monastyrev in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Denis Lavrentev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rostislav Monastyrev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Grigoriy Agapov came free with the goalkeeper in the 6th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rostislav Monastyrev could save by the left post. With a little luck, Ultimatum's Rostislav Monastyrev got control of the ball when Grigoriy Agapov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rostislav Monastyrev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anton Varlamov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Denis Lavrentev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Ultimatum getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Boran Torhan hit a great ball. Denis Lavrentev's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute, Rostislav Monastyrev skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The crowd rose to their feet as STORM's Denis Lavrentev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rostislav Monastyrev. That made the score 1-0 after 26 minutes of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grigoriy Agapov got free with Rostislav Monastyrev in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Denis Lavrentev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rostislav Monastyrev was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Grigoriy Agapov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Rostislav Monastyrev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roman Bolshakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Rostislav Monastyrev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denis Lavrentevs short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Rostislav Monastyrev to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Rostislav Monastyrev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Bolshakov in the 40th minute of the match. A collision led to Ultimatum getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Andrey Balibardin hit a great ball. In the 45th minute of the match STORM got a corner. Ultimatum'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.

STORM's Raimundo Librado was substituted for Maksim Khomukha. The STORM fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when STORM's Roman Bolshakov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If David Martynov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Martynov got free with Ruslan Gavrilenkov in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 59 played minutes STORM got a freekick which was hit by Aleksey Klinkovskiy. In the 60th minute, STORM's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after David Martynov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Rostislav Monastyrev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Lavrentev in the 62nd minute of play. 64 minutes into the game, Boran Torhan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Ruslan Gavrilenkov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Grigoriy Agapov hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. 4-1 became the score in the 70th minute when Denis Lavrentev elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Denis Lavrentev struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Rostislav Monastyrev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for STORM. 88 minutes into the match, Ultimatum's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Lavrentev came free, but Rostislav Monastyrev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Bolshakov in the 94th minute of play forced Ultimatum's goalkeeper Rostislav Monastyrev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruslan Gavrilenkov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emmanuil Ivanov's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. After some careless play in the Ultimatum defense, Denis Lavrentev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rostislav Monastyrev. The Ultimatum fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rostislav Monastyrev should have stopped the shot. When the referee ended the match the STORM players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.