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Stadion IRKUT
Spectators: 6325 (Terracing: 4700, Seating: 1520, VIP seats: 105) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nikolay Budakov got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Спартак's Vitaliy Eliseev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aleksandr Krasilnikov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Aleksandr Krasilnikov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vitaliy Eliseev's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Aleksandr Krasilnikov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Armin Mustakivi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 7 minute of play. Zinoviy Bronnikov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aleksandr Krasilnikov came out and tried to block the shot, but Zinoviy Bronnikov slotted it home off the left post making it 5-0 in the 20th minute. After a rather tough play, Спартак's Clay Addison got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Vitaliy Eliseev came free with the goalkeeper in the 26th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Aleksandr Krasilnikov could save by the left post. 34 minutes into the game, Zinoviy Bronnikov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Aleksandr Krasilnikov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zinoviy Bronnikov struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Aleksandr Krasilnikov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Спартак. With his leg Aleksandr Krasilnikov managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when Спартак's Vitaliy Eliseev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Vitaliy Eliseev put it in 7-0 from a short distance just to the right of Aleksandr Krasilnikov. Спартак made a substitution. Ebi Smolarek replaced Jacinto Costante. 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.

Aleksandr Krasilnikov came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Спартак's Vitaliy Eliseev. But to his dismay, Vitaliy Eliseev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. When Спартак's Vitaliy Eliseev in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Glazov's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 9-0 when Vitaliy Eliseev sped through Glazov's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aleksandr Krasilnikov. Aleksandr Krasilnikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitaliy Eliseev, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Glazov's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vitaliy Eliseev was slow to take the kick. During this time Спартак's players had a chance to rest. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Armin Mustakivi got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 10-0. 62 minutes into the match. 65 minutes into the match, Vitaliy Eliseev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aleksandr Krasilnikov. Glazov's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vitaliy Eliseev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. After some careless play in the Glazov defense, Vitaliy Eliseev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aleksandr Krasilnikov. The Glazov fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aleksandr Krasilnikov should have stopped the shot. After 70 minutes, Gleb Epshtein mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Glazov and the Спартак players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Glazov's Gleb Epshtein got a free kick in the 70th minute. If Zinoviy Bronnikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76thth minute of the game Vitaliy Eliseev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Glazov's Aleksandr Krasilnikov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Armin Mustakivi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute, Vitaliy Eliseev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Спартак fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 13-0. Aleksandr Krasilnikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitaliy Eliseev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zinoviy Bronnikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Aleksandr Krasilnikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 88 minutes, Zinoviy Bronnikov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Спартак's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zinoviy Bronnikov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 89th minute, Vitaliy Eliseev 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. Ebi Smolarek blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aleksandr Krasilnikov having to make a save. Спартак's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.