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Zlatoust
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Aleksandr Belenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksey Smertin having to interfere. Aleksandr Korogodskiy's late challenge caught a Saint Petersburg's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aleksandr Korogodskiy helped the player get up and apologised. Aleksey Smertin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aleksandr Belenko went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Arseniy Lihobaba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aleksandr Belenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksey Smertin having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Saint Petersburg's zone, Arseniy Lihobaba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boris Lomonosov came out of the goal and Arseniy Lihobaba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gleb Ryabov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Boris Lomonosov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Boris Lomonosov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arseniy Lihobaba in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute, Aleksandr Belenko got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gleb Pilipenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Aleksey Smertin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th match minute, Zlatoust FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrey Terehov to maneuver through the defense. Zlatoust FC's Gleb Ryabov got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Zlatoust FC booed when Saint Petersburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gleb Pilipenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 46th minute, Gleb Ryabov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 48 minutes into the match, Saint Petersburg's goal looked a bit too open when Arseniy Lihobaba came free, but Boris Lomonosov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Zlatoust FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Saint Petersburg were winning 0-1.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrey Terehov during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Aleksey Smertin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aleksandr Belenko in the 54th minute. Gleb Ryabov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Boris Lomonosov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Arseniy Lihobaba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute Gleb Ryabov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boris Lomonosov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Boris Lomonosov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arseniy Lihobaba, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Boris Lomonosov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arseniy Lihobaba, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Arseniy Lihobaba's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Boris Lomonosov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Yuriy Vladimirov hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Gleb Ryabov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Boris Lomonosov was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. After having played for 81 minutes, Gleb Pilipenko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Saint Petersburg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gleb Pilipenko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Boris Lomonosov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gleb Ryabov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arseniy Lihobaba took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Boris Lomonosov. Boris Lomonosov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Zlatoust FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.