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Stadion Nizhnekamsk
Spectators: 6042 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1942, VIP seats: 100) Zlatoust FC's Arseniy Lihobaba 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 6 minutes, Luka Bisultanov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nizhnekamsk and the Zlatoust FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luka Bisultanov kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 10 minutes in the game, Roman Naumkin fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Aleksey Smertin having to interfere. Lev Alferov took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aleksey Smertin. Aleksey Smertin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Zlatoust FC's zone, Stanislav Markov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aleksey Smertin came out of the goal and Stanislav Markov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lev Alferov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Aleksey Smertin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lev Alferov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Stanislav Markov, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 25 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Aleksey Smertin was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 29 minutes into the match, Zlatoust FC's goalkeeper Aleksey Smertin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lev Alferov. After a rather tough play, Zlatoust FC's Andrey Terehov got a free kick in the 30th minute. 31 minutes into the game, one of Zlatoust FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Aleksey Smertin, was totally fooled by Nizhnekamsk's Stanislav Markov, who 33 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Lev Alferov succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 37th playminute. Aleksey Smertin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislav Markov in the 40th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Nizhnekamsk's goal looked a bit too open when Daniil Medvedev came free, but Semen Burlyay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luka Bisultanov hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Nizhnekamsk's Luka Bisultanov got a free kick in the 44th minute. Semen Burlyay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arseniy Lihobaba in the 47th minute of the match. Nizhnekamsk's Semen Burlyay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrey Terehov in the 48th minute of play. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Stanislav Markov to strike the kick off in the second half. Aleksey Smertin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lev Alferov, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Stanislav Markov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aleksey Smertin. Zlatoust FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stanislav Markov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. If Artem Bachinskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vyacheslav Tverdovskiy hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Zlatoust FC's Egor Bazyuta shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 64th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Semen Burlyay but with some difficulty. Semen Burlyay made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Gleb Ryabov sent off a good shot on target. Semen Burlyay 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 73rd minute. With a little luck, Nizhnekamsk's Semen Burlyay got control of the ball when Gleb Ryabov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Artem Bachinskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84th minute Luka Bisultanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksey Smertin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th match minute, Nizhnekamsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anatoliy Blokhin to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Zlatoust FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Daniil Medvedev hit a great ball. If Lev Alferov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There was no doubt that Nizhnekamsk were the better team. Nizhnekamsk's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.