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Центра́льный стадио́
Spectators: 8442 (Terracing: 6333, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) Astrakhan's Bianco Farina 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. Ivan Budach was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Oleg Rodionov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Oleg Rodionov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 7 minutes into the match, Platon Dibich dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ivan Budach, 2-0. Oleg Rodionov made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 10thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Ivan Budach would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. In the 12th minute, Oleg Rodionov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Ural fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Veniamin Klimchuk hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oleg Rodionov got free with Ivan Budach in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to FC Ural getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Veniamin Klimchuk hit a great ball. After having played for 20 minutes, Maksim Kolyadko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Astrakhan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maksim Kolyadko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 24 played minutes FC Ural got a freekick which was hit by Natan Gurevich. In the 29th match minute, Astrakhan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bianco Farina to maneuver through the defense. Astrakhan's defense didn't have a chance, in the 30th minute, when Oleg Rodionov scored to the left of an out of position Ivan Budach, making the score, 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Platon Dibich in the 34th minute of play forced Astrakhan's goalkeeper Ivan Budach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Budach didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andrei Ivanov went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Astrakhan's Ivan Budach got control of the ball when Oleg Rodionov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aleksey Potanin was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 40 minutes into the match. The supporters of FC Ural booed when Astrakhan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksey Potanin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Astrakhan's Ivan Budach proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Astrakhan from getting a goal against them. Hugon Ciemiega got a throw-in 43 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Mark Frolov. Oleg Rodionov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Ivan Budach made a huge save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oleg Rodionov to make the kick off. Astrakhan's Bianco Farina was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 51st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Fedor Ageev's late challenge caught a FC Ural's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fedor Ageev helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Astrakhan getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Fedor Ageev hit a great ball. Astrakhan's Ivan Budach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zahar Kachalovskiy in the 57th minute of play. Astrakhan's Fedor Ageev pulled a muscle in his back after 58 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oleg Rodionov during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mark Frolov hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Levan Yashin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mark Frolov in the 64th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Ural's Vladislav Bobrov got a free kick in the 66th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Astrakhan's goal looked a bit too open when Oleg Rodionov came free, but Ivan Budach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mark Frolov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Levan Yashin having to make a save. Levan Yashin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Frolov in the 74th minute of play. After 76 played minutes Astrakhan got a freekick which was hit by Afanasiy Abakushin. Mark Frolov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Levan Yashin was a little too slow when Gaudencio Seguinus got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 82nd minute. The score was now 5-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oleg Rodionov in the 85th minute of play forced Astrakhan's goalkeeper Ivan Budach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vitaliy Bukovskiy'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. Vitaliy Bukovskiy helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Ural's Vitaliy Bukovskiy got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute Gaudencio Seguinus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Levan Yashin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute Mark Frolov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Levan Yashin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute Platon Dibich 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. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC Ural had played much better football throughout.