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Kurgan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Arkadiy Aleksandrov made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Ivan Pashkin sent off a good shot on target. In the 7th minute, Vladimir Malkin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nefteyugansk fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nefteyugansk's goalkeeper Arkadiy Aleksandrov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vadim Babanin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Arkadiy Aleksandrov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kurgan FC's Aleksey Dmitriev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimir Malkin in the 17th minute of play. Arkadiy Aleksandrov made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Ivan Pashkin sent off a good shot on target. Ivan Pashkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arkadiy Aleksandrov having to interfere. Ivan Pashkin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Arkadiy Aleksandrov made a huge save. A collision led to Kurgan FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ivan Pashkin hit a great ball. The supporters of Nefteyugansk booed when Kurgan FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Sharapov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Nefteyugansk booed when Kurgan FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rostislav Mitrofanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th match minute, Kurgan FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rostislav Mitrofanov to maneuver through the defense. After 34 played minutes, Nefteyugansk's Arseniy Knyshev shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aleksey Dmitriev came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Nefteyugansk reached it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ivan Pashkin in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arkadiy Aleksandrov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Ivan Pashkin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kurgan FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivan Pashkin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arkadiy Aleksandrov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 40th minute, Ivan Pashkin 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. Kurgan FC's Aleksey Dmitriev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksandr Dobrovolskiy in the 44th minute of play. Nefteyugansk's Arkadiy Aleksandrov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Pashkin in the 45th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Kurgan FC's Ivan Pashkin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arkadiy Aleksandrov. That made the score 1-1 after 48 minutes of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vladimir Malkin to make the kick off. Arkadiy Aleksandrov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Pashkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Kurgan FC's Aleksey Dmitriev got control of the ball when Oleg Bolotov tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikita Korotaev in the 64th minute of play forced Kurgan FC's goalkeeper Aleksey Dmitriev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rostislav Mitrofanov hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Kurgan FC's Aleksey Dmitriev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimir Malkin in the 68th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oleg Bolotov got free with Aleksey Dmitriev in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Matvey Lukyanets blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arkadiy Aleksandrov having to make a save. After 74 played minutes Kurgan FC got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Pashkin. In the 77th minute Nikita Korotaev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksey Dmitriev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oleg Bolotov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Kurgan FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Yuriy Aleksandrovskiy hit a great ball. Aleksey Dmitriev came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by Nefteyugansk's Oleg Bolotov. But to his dismay, Oleg Bolotov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Nefteyugansk's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.