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Novomoskovsk
Spectators: 7294 (Terracing: 5575, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 10) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Matvey Dorofeev took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Valentin Kondratiev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergey Dobrovolskiy was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. 5 minutes into the match, Novomoskovsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Shamanov came free, but Sergey Dobrovolskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vasiliy Kachan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matvey Dorofeev in the 6th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Nazran HC's Petr Berezovskiy got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute, Matvey Dorofeev 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. In the 17th minute Valentin Kondratiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergey Dobrovolskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Efim Apanasenko in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vasiliy Kachan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Semen Boyarinov hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute Aleksey Pavlov suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Valentin Kondratiev kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Daniil Dorohov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vasiliy Kachan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. If Valentin Kondratiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Nazran HC's zone, Daniil Dorohov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vasiliy Kachan came out of the goal and Daniil Dorohov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vladimir Shamanov to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimir Shamanov in the 56th minute of play forced Novomoskovsk FC's goalkeeper Sergey Dobrovolskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 57 played minutes Novomoskovsk FC got a freekick which was hit by Efim Apanasenko. After 61 minutes of play Novomoskovsk FC's Timofey Gorodisskiy was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Novomoskovsk FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Timofey Gorodisskiy hit a great ball. Daniil Galkin, 64 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nazran HC's goalkeeper Vasiliy Kachan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 70th minute Vladimir Shamanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergey Dobrovolskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Efim Apanasenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasiliy Kachan having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Novomoskovsk FC's zone, Valentin Kondratiev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sergey Dobrovolskiy came out of the goal and Valentin Kondratiev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valentin Kondratiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vladimir Shamanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sergey Dobrovolskiy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valentin Kondratiev in the 92nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Novomoskovsk FC had won after a very even match.