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Stadion Tambov
Spectators: 6096 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 166) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Silvestr Deikin started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Bastion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantin Shashkov to maneuver through the defense. Egor Buznikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valeriy Belyakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Bastion's Egor Buznikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvestr Deikin in the 6th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Konstantin Shashkov during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 7th minute, Konstantin Shashkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the game, German Halzov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bastion's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Питерские Псы the free kick. The supporters of Питерские Псы booed when Bastion was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. German Halzov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute, Silvestr Deikin made a precise shot to the right of Egor Buznikov. Bastion's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Ivan Kushalakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from German Halzov in the 34th minute of play. When Konstantin Dovzhenko fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bastion's protests and gave Konstantin Dovzhenko a yellow card for diving instead. In the 35th match minute, Bastion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantin Dovzhenko to maneuver through the defense. After 37 played minutes, Питерские Псы's Roman Mamonov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Egor Buznikov 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 Питерские Псы reached it. 40 minutes into the game, Питерские Псы's Georgiy Flyarkovskiy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Egor Buznikov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. If Rostislav Dubinskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Bastion defense, Vasiliy Kurbatkin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Egor Buznikov. The Bastion fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Egor Buznikov should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rostislav Dubinskiy made a kick off. With a little luck, Bastion's Egor Buznikov got control of the ball when Georgiy Flyarkovskiy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Egor Buznikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valeriy Belyakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Valeriy Belyakov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Egor Buznikov, 0-6. 66 minutes into the match, Georgiy Flyarkovskiy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Egor Buznikov. Bastion's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Georgiy Flyarkovskiy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. An unexpected shot in the 69th minute by Georgiy Flyarkovskiy got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Egor Buznikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvestr Deikin, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Georgiy Flyarkovskiy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Egor Buznikov made a huge save. In the 77th match minute, Bastion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by German Halzov to maneuver through the defense. 80 minutes into the match, Bastion's goal looked a bit too open when Silvestr Deikin came free, but Egor Buznikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Egor Buznikov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Silvestr Deikin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 83 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by German Halzov in the 92nd minute of play forced Питерские Псы's goalkeeper Ivan Kushalakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Georgiy Flyarkovskiy's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Egor Buznikov firmly grabbed it by the left post. Питерские Псы's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.