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Stadion Saint Peters
Spectators: 8409 (Terracing: 6321, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 150) In the 5th minute Maksim Akinfeev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Semen Burlyay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Saint Petersburg's zone, Valeriy Aripov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boris Lomonosov came out of the goal and Valeriy Aripov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stanislav Markov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Nizhnekamsk's Grigoriy Kononov got a free kick in the 14th minute. Saint Petersburg's Boris Lomonosov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislav Markov in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Valeriy Aripov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Nizhnekamsk's Stanislav Markov in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saint Petersburg's goalie prevented a goal. Valeriy Aripov hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Aleksandr Belenko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Semen Burlyay made a huge save. In the 30th minute of the match, Eduard Ayushiev tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Semen Burlyay saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Lev Alferov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boris Lomonosov having to interfere. Semen Burlyay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduard Ayushiev in the 36th minute of the match. Stanislav Markov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boris Lomonosov having to interfere. Nizhnekamsk's Roman Naumkin got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stanislav Markov to make the kick off. Stanislav Markov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Boris Lomonosov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 55th minute Aleksandr Belenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Semen Burlyay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lev Alferov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boris Lomonosov having to interfere. Stanislav Markov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Boris Lomonosov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Boris Lomonosov was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Lev Alferov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lev Alferov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lev Alferov got free with Boris Lomonosov in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Valeriy Aripov struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Boris Lomonosov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nizhnekamsk. Lev Alferov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ippolit Batorskiy took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Semen Burlyay. Nizhnekamsk's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Roman Naumkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boris Lomonosov having to interfere. Valeriy Aripov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boris Lomonosov having to interfere. Semen Burlyay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksandr Belenko in the 91st minute of the match. If Valeriy Aripov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95th match minute, Saint Petersburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantin Gavrilov to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Stanislav Markov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nizhnekamsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Stanislav Markov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Boris Lomonosov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.