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LARISSA Stadium
Spectators: 9306 (Terracing: 6981, Seating: 2140, VIP seats: 185) FC NOSTA's Yuliy Esikov 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. 3 minutes into the match, FC LARISSA Ivanovo's goal looked a bit too open when Yuliy Esikov came free, but Roman Babel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, FC LARISSA Ivanovo's Nacho González threw himself towards the right post 12 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vyacheslav Gruler, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuliy Esikov in the 14th minute of play forced FC LARISSA Ivanovo's goalkeeper Roman Babel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Porfiriy Lubenskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the last second Nacho González throw himself and got hold of the ball when Porfiriy Lubenskiy in the 23rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Custódio in the 28th minute of play forced FC LARISSA Ivanovo's goalkeeper Roman Babel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Porfiriy Lubenskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Nacho González tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Porfiriy Lubenskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nacho González was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. A collision led to FC LARISSA Ivanovo getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Elijah Lambert hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Custódio in the 38th minute of play forced FC LARISSA Ivanovo's goalkeeper Roman Babel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nacho González took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Porfiriy Lubenskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC LARISSA Ivanovo's Inácio Domingues couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 46th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for FC NOSTA. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Inácio Domingues stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes FC LARISSA Ivanovo got a freekick which was hit by Arkadiy Sitnik. Yuliy Esikov did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-1 to the left of a surprised Roman Babel 54 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felipe Custódio in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roman Babel saved FC LARISSA Ivanovo from getting behind. In the 66th minute, FC NOSTA's Yuliy Esikov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Roman Babel. Roman Babel yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Felipe Custódio's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 70thth minute, Roman Babel skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 76th minute, Felipe Custódio fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Roman Babel, passed just outside the right post. FC NOSTA's Yuliy Esikov was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 79th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. FC NOSTA's Nacho González played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inácio Domingues in the 85th minute of play. The supporters of FC LARISSA Ivanovo booed when FC NOSTA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Melchor Lopez didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th minute, Porfiriy Lubenskiy got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Patryk Burdzel kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vyacheslav Gruler during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th match minute, FC LARISSA Ivanovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vyacheslav Gruler to maneuver through the defense. FC NOSTA's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.