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Petropavlovsk-Kamch.
Spectators: 6600 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dimitri Smeulders got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Ilya Ivashov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evgeniy Brodovoy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Dimitri Smeulders took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for German Filippov to make any attempt to save it. 24 minutes into the game, Danil Vlasov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC. Armavir's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Open Space the free kick. In the 24th minute, Danil Vlasov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 32 played minutes FC. Armavir got a freekick which was hit by Roman Bakhtin. Evgeniy Brodovoy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Broyakovskiy in the 35th minute of play. Igor Broyakovskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Evgeniy Brodovoy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikolay Bulashev in the 39th minute of the match. Nikolay Bulashev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Evgeniy Brodovoy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Dimitri Smeulders managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC. Armavir's supporters rose to their feet, but Dimitri Smeulders was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. German Filippov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Igor Broyakovskiy to strike the kick off in the second half. FC. Armavir's Evgeniy Brodovoy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save FC. Armavir from getting a goal against them. Danil Vlasov kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Dimitri Smeulders sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 71 in the game by Nikolay Bulashev from a close distance when the talented Evgeniy Brodovoy managed to make a qualified save. FC. Armavir's players were relieved. German Filippov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitri Smeulders, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 76 minutes into the game, Dimitri Smeulders cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. German Filippov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 86th minute, Dimitri Smeulders 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. Open Space's German Filippov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitri Smeulders in the 87th minute of play. Dimitri Smeulders 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. In the 92nd minute Dimitri Smeulders shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but German Filippov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC. Armavir were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after Open Space's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ernest Garve took the corner. FC. Armavir's Ernest Garve was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but German Filippov in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After having played for 95 minutes, Roman Bakhtin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC. Armavir's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roman Bakhtin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC. Armavir fans cheered their team off the field, for while Open Space had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.