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SCHTURM-ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Aleksandr Kondrakov hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 4th minute of the match Fedor Vedeneev shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ruslan Bubnov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 5th minute, Fedor Vedeneev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th match minute, Kuzminki FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksandr Kondrakov to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes into the match, SCHTURM's goal looked a bit too open when Yakov Babakulov came free, but Kirill Turov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aleksandr Kondrakov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kirill Turov. SCHTURM's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 17th match minute, SCHTURM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timofey Beschastnyh to maneuver through the defense. When Aleksandr Kondrakov came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Kuzminki 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 Aleksandr Kondrakov couldn't finish the play. In the 24thth minute of the game Rudolf Onegin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SCHTURM's Kirill Turov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ruslan Bubnov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikolay Goldberg in the 32nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Nikolay Anikin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kuzminki FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nikolay Anikin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kirill Turov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 38 in the game by Daniil Rutkovskiy from a close distance when the talented Ruslan Bubnov managed to make a qualified save. Kuzminki FC's players were relieved. Ruslan Bubnov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Ignatovskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute, SCHTURM's Nikolay Goldberg ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ruslan Bubnov. Ruslan Bubnov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nikolay Goldberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikolay Anikin in the 52nd minute of play forced SCHTURM's goalkeeper Kirill Turov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to SCHTURM getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Timofey Strizhev hit a great ball. Yakov Babakulov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Nikolay Anikin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nikolay Anikin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Kirill Turov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 66 minutes into the game, when Daniil Afinogenov put in a rough tackle. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Kuzminki FC's goalkeeper Ruslan Bubnov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aristarh Lapauri's late challenge caught a SCHTURM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aristarh Lapauri helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of SCHTURM booed when Kuzminki FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aristarh Lapauri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kuzminki FC's Filimon Pavlov was substituted for Rudolf Onegin. Filimon Pavlov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 90 minutes into the match, Filimon Pavlov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kirill Turov, 2-1. Kuzminki FC's Ruslan Bubnov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniil Rutkovskiy in the 96th minute of play. If Filimon Pavlov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. SCHTURM had played much better football throughout.