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Stadion IRKUT
Spectators: 6325 (Terracing: 4700, Seating: 1520, VIP seats: 105) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vitaliy Butyrskiy started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes of play, Спартак's Denis Bilyaletdinov made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iosif Kosterkin was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 6th minute, Vitaliy Eliseev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iosif Kosterkin was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 9 minutes into the match, FC Nalchik's goalkeeper Iosif Kosterkin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jacinto Costante. With a little luck, FC Nalchik's Iosif Kosterkin got control of the ball when Vitaliy Eliseev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andrey Arshavin hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 유 길 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergey Yakushev in the 15th minute of the match. Valentin Antonov kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Iosif Kosterkin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jacinto Costante in the 17th minute. 20 minutes into the match, FC Nalchik's goal looked a bit too open when Vitaliy Eliseev came free, but Iosif Kosterkin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Denis Bilyaletdinov took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Iosif Kosterkin to make any attempt to save it. Vitaliy Eliseev in the 24thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Iosif Kosterkin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergey Yakushev in the 25th minute of play forced Спартак's goalkeeper 유 길 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iosif Kosterkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Bilyaletdinov, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. A hard shot 29 in the game by Vitaliy Eliseev from a close distance when the talented Iosif Kosterkin managed to make a qualified save. FC Nalchik's players were relieved. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Vitaliy Eliseev sped through FC Nalchik's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Iosif Kosterkin. In the 32nd minute Sergey Yakushev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 유 길 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Спартак's Vitaliy Eliseev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Iosif Kosterkin. That made the score 5-0 after 35 minutes of play. FC Nalchik's Iosif Kosterkin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save FC Nalchik from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vladlen Bykov during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 41st match minute, Спартак was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladlen Bykov to maneuver through the defense. Спартак's Petr Sharov was substituted for Denis Bilyaletdinov.

The wind increased when Vitaliy Eliseev made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Vitaliy Eliseev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iosif Kosterkin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Vitaliy Eliseev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 57thth minute of the game Vitaliy Eliseev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Nalchik's Iosif Kosterkin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Спартак's 유 길 got control of the ball when Sergey Yakushev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iosif Kosterkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikhail Krivonosov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Nalchik's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Valentin Antonov in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petr Sharov in the 68th minute of play forced FC Nalchik's goalkeeper Iosif Kosterkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Vitaliy Butyrskiy came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the FC Nalchik 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 Vitaliy Butyrskiy couldn't finish the play. 유 길 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sergey Yakushev in the 72nd minute. The audience was convinced that Vitaliy Eliseev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iosif Kosterkin was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Iosif Kosterkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikhail Krivonosov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yuliy Kopylenko during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 79 played minutes FC Nalchik got a freekick which was hit by Yuliy Kopylenko. If Mikhail Krivonosov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Jacinto Costante came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Спартак 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 Jacinto Costante couldn't finish the play. Iosif Kosterkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitaliy Eliseev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Спартак's Vitaliy Eliseev in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Nalchik's goalie prevented a goal. Спартак's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.