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Kislovodsk
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ndu Ichen took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Mark Ivkov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Denis Haleev. The goal made the score 1-0. After a rather tough play, Kislovodsk's Valentin Ladynin got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 8th minute, Ndu Ichen fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Denis Haleev, passed just outside the right post. Ndu Ichen took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Denis Haleev. Denis Haleev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Ndu Ichen might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Denis Haleev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ndu Ichen ran back to his position shaking his head. After 18 played minutes Kislovodsk got a freekick which was hit by Oleg Batanov. Stepan Ilyin kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Kiselevsk's goal looked a bit too open when Mark Ivkov came free, but Denis Haleev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute, Aleksandr Zhuravlev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kislovodsk fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. 32 minutes into the match, Kiselevsk's goalkeeper Denis Haleev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ndu Ichen. Denis Haleev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mark Ivkov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 36 minute of play. Ndu Ichen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Denis Haleev made a huge save. Stepan Ilyin lost his temper 42 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The supporters of Kiselevsk booed when Kislovodsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stepan Ilyin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 46th minute, Igor Hrapchenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mark Ivkov came free in the 48th minute and tried to tip the ball over Denis Haleev, but to the joy of Kiselevsk's supporters the ball hit the crossbar and out. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nikita Turov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Nikita Turov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leif Vallmark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Kislovodsk's goalkeeper Leif Vallmark had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hristofor Chernobaev. Denis Haleev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ndu Ichen's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Aleksandr Zhuravlev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ndu Ichen took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Denis Haleev. Denis Haleev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. In the 62nd match minute, Kiselevsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantin Grishko to maneuver through the defense. Ndu Ichen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Haleev having to interfere. Kiselevsk's Denis Haleev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ndu Ichen in the 66th minute of play. Igor Hrapchenko hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. When the match had been going on for 71 minutes Mark Ivkov shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Denis Haleev when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar. Denis Haleev came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Kislovodsk's Ndu Ichen. But to his dismay, Ndu Ichen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. Aleksandr Zhuravlev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 79 minutes of play, Kislovodsk's Ndu Ichen made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Denis Haleev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ndu Ichen scored 8-0 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Denis Haleev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kislovodsk's Nildo Hoffmann was substituted for Mark Ivkov. After 88 played minutes Kislovodsk got a freekick which was hit by Oleg Batanov. 91 minutes into the game, Kislovodsk's Valentin Ladynin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Denis Haleev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ndu Ichen in the 95th minute of play forced Kiselevsk's goalkeeper Denis Haleev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kislovodsk's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.