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Naberezhnye Chelny
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Cherkessk's Daniil Bodryashkin 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. If Daniil Bodryashkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afanasiy Areschenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Rostislav Baidak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th minute Anton Babich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mark Metlitskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Cherkessk booed when Naberezhnye Chelny FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Borisov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute Anton Babich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mark Metlitskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Cherkessk's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Babich came free, but Mark Metlitskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anton Babich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mark Metlitskiy having to interfere. Mark Metlitskiy made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Kirill Belousov sent off a good shot on target. If Anton Babich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 41 played minutes Cherkessk got a freekick which was hit by Denis Popov. Daniil Bodryashkin's late challenge caught a Naberezhnye Chelny FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniil Bodryashkin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 42nd match minute, Cherkessk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniil Bodryashkin to maneuver through the defense. When Filipp Aksenov fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Naberezhnye Chelny FC's protests and gave Filipp Aksenov a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Naberezhnye Chelny FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Filipp Aksenov hit a great ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Anton Babich was the one to do the kick off. Igor Borisov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Mark Metlitskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 54 minutes, Yuriy Dementiev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Naberezhnye Chelny FC and the Cherkessk players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 54th match minute, Naberezhnye Chelny FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yuriy Dementiev to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Naberezhnye Chelny FC defense, Afanasiy Areschenko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rostislav Baidak. The Naberezhnye Chelny FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rostislav Baidak should have stopped the shot. Igor Borisov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mark Metlitskiy having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anton Babich in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mark Metlitskiy saved Cherkessk from getting behind. Mark Metlitskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Borisov in the 65th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Cherkessk's Sergey Markov got a free kick in the 66th minute. If Anton Babich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70th minute, Igor Borisov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Naberezhnye Chelny FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Denis Popov hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. When Naberezhnye Chelny FC's Anton Babich in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cherkessk's goalie prevented a goal. When Anton Babich came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Naberezhnye Chelny FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Anton Babich couldn't finish the play. If Yuriy Dementiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anton Babich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 95 minutes, Igor Borisov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Naberezhnye Chelny FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Igor Borisov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Cherkessk players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Naberezhnye Chelny FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.