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Friends Arena
Spectators: 8392 (Terracing: 6296, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 166) Seleucia Pierià's Daniil Ryabushkin 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. After 4 played minutes Seleucia Pierià got a freekick which was hit by Daniil Ryabushkin. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniil Ryabushkin in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Boris Lomonosov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Daniil Ryabushkin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 9thth minute tested the skills of Boris Lomonosov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniil Ryabushkin in the 10th minute of play forced Saint Petersburg's goalkeeper Boris Lomonosov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniil Ryabushkin got free with Boris Lomonosov in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 15 minutes into the match, Saint Petersburg's Ippolit Batorskiy broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Seleucia Pierià's Rustam Katyrin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksandr Belenko in the 17th minute of play. The supporters of Saint Petersburg booed when Seleucia Pierià was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gennadiy Dorofeev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Seleucia Pierià's Rustam Katyrin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksandr Belenko in the 20th minute of play. Gennadiy Dorofeev charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gennadiy Dorofeev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gleb Pilipenko's late challenge caught a Seleucia Pierià's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gleb Pilipenko helped the player get up and apologised. With a little luck, Saint Petersburg's Boris Lomonosov got control of the ball when Daniil Ryabushkin tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 31 minutes, Samuil Bugaev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Seleucia Pierià's supporters crossed their fingers, but Samuil Bugaev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Seleucia Pierià booed when Saint Petersburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduard Ayushiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniil Ryabushkins short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Boris Lomonosov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 36 minutes, Samuil Bugaev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Seleucia Pierià's supporters crossed their fingers, but Samuil Bugaev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Daniil Ryabushkin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Boris Lomonosov made a huge save. Pavel Diomidovskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 48th minute Gleb Pilipenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rustam Katyrin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Maksim Akinfeev to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Saint Petersburg's zone, Samuil Bugaev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boris Lomonosov came out of the goal and Samuil Bugaev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gennadiy Dorofeev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eduard Ayushiev scored 0-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rustam Katyrin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rustam Katyrin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gleb Pilipenko in the 58th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Aleksandr Belenko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rustam Katyrin. Seleucia Pierià's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aleksandr Belenko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Rustam Katyrin was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Konstantin Gavrilov. In the 70th minute Maksim Akinfeev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rustam Katyrin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eduard Ayushiev scored 0-3 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rustam Katyrin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Boris Lomonosov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuil Bugaev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boris Lomonosov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimir Babushkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boris Lomonosov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniil Ryabushkin in the 80th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Daniil Ryabushkin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Boris Lomonosov was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. In the 87th minute, Aleksandr Belenko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rustam Katyrin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Samuil Bugaev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 92 minutes into the match, Saint Petersburg's goal looked a bit too open when Daniil Ryabushkin came free, but Boris Lomonosov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 93 minutes into the game, Seleucia Pierià's Gennadiy Dorofeev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Boris Lomonosov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4.