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SCHTURM-ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) SCHTURM's Nikolay Goldberg 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. After having played for 6 minutes, Nikolay Goldberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SCHTURM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikolay Goldberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kirill Turov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Konstantin Mamontov went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 11 minutes into the game, Lviv Lions FC's Konstantin Mamontov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kirill Turov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Konstantin Mamontov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Turov having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Konstantin Mamontov in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kirill Turov saved SCHTURM from getting behind. In the 19th minute, Boris Nevzorov 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nikolay Goldberg during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gerasim Lobanovskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Turov having to interfere. After some careless play in the SCHTURM defense, Boris Nevzorov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kirill Turov. The SCHTURM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kirill Turov should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Lviv Lions FC's Egor Kulizhonkov got control of the ball when Daniil Rutkovskiy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Konstantin Mamontov in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kirill Turov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in SCHTURM's zone, Boris Nevzorov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kirill Turov came out of the goal and Boris Nevzorov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Konstantin Mamontov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. SCHTURM's Kirill Turov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantin Mamontov in the 42nd minute of play. With a little luck, Lviv Lions FC's Egor Kulizhonkov got control of the ball when Daniil Rutkovskiy tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Mikhail Drozdov came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Lviv Lions FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mikhail Drozdov couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

With a little luck, SCHTURM's Kirill Turov got control of the ball when Boris Nevzorov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roman Ignatovskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roman Ignatovskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 59th match minute, SCHTURM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Ignatovskiy to maneuver through the defense. Boris Nevzorov hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. A collision led to Lviv Lions FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Boris Nevzorov hit a great ball. After 64 played minutes, SCHTURM's Fedor Vedeneev shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Egor Kulizhonkov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SCHTURM reached it. After 66 played minutes Lviv Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Igor Terehov. With a little luck, SCHTURM's Kirill Turov got control of the ball when Konstantin Mamontov tried to sneak it across the goal line. 73 minutes in the game Felix Fetisenkov did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Timofey Strizhev. In the 76th minute Nikolay Goldberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egor Kulizhonkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniil Rutkovskiy in the 77th minute of play forced Lviv Lions FC's goalkeeper Egor Kulizhonkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerasim Lobanovskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Daniil Rutkovskiy struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Egor Kulizhonkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SCHTURM. Konstantin Mamontov struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Kirill Turov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lviv Lions FC. If Konstantin Mamontov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nikolay Goldberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Egor Kulizhonkov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. Konstantin Mamontov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Turov having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniil Rutkovskiy in the 93rd minute of play forced Lviv Lions FC's goalkeeper Egor Kulizhonkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The SCHTURM fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Lviv Lions FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.