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Match Report
Astrakhan
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5600,
Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) In the 5th minute, Kirill Kravtsov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fedor Ageev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 8 minutes into the match, Astrakhan's goal looked a bit too open when Karp Drozdovskiy came free, but Ivan Budach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Малая Охта booed when Astrakhan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksey Fomin didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Astrakhan getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Bianco Farina hit a great ball. Konstantin Kochuev kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Mark Frolov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Astrakhan's supporters rose to their feet, but Mark Frolov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Dubov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bianco Farina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Dubov having to interfere. Fedor Ageev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Dubov having to interfere. In the 20th minute Karp Drozdovskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Budach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivan Budach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karp Drozdovskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 25 minutes into the match, Astrakhan's Fedor Ageev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ivan Dubov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ivan Budach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karp Drozdovskiy in the 26th minute of play. Aleksey Potanin's late challenge caught a Малая Охта's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aleksey Potanin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 29th minute, Aleksey Potanin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kirill Kravtsov, 30 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Ivan Budach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karp Drozdovskiy in the 32nd minute of the match. Konstantin Bozhenov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With his leg Ivan Dubov managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Astrakhan's Bianco Farina fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karp Drozdovskiy in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivan Budach prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mark Frolov kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fedor Ageev got free with Ivan Dubov in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 45th minute, Fedor Ageev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bianco Farina to make the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Max Gottschling in the 51st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Малая Охта's Timofey Rusakov. Ainārs Jerpersons's late challenge caught a Astrakhan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ainārs Jerpersons helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th minute, Ainārs Jerpersons hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ignat Schepetov kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Малая Охта's zone, Fedor Ageev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Dubov came out of the goal and Fedor Ageev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gaudencio Seguinus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Dubov having to interfere. In the 69th minute Karp Drozdovskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Budach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karp Drozdovskiy's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 73rdth minute, Ivan Budach skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Konstantin Bozhenov got a throw-in 76 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Ainārs Jerpersons. Fedor Ageev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Ivan Dubov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th minute of the match Rasul Tsibulin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ivan Budach skillfully saved the ball. Karp Drozdovskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Budach having to interfere. Astrakhan were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.
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