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Stadion Sergiev Posa
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gleb Inkizhinov kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Sergiev Posad FC's goal looked a bit too open when Petr Lavrenkov came free, but Gennadiy Kormuhin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Balakovo FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gennadiy Seliverstov was slow to take the kick. During this time Sergiev Posad FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Sergiev Posad FC's corner Gennadiy Seliverstov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Valeriy Dubenetskiy quite easily take care of the ball. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Balakovo FC's goalkeeper Valeriy Dubenetskiy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Petr Lavrenkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sergiev Posad FC's Gennadiy Kormuhin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petr Lavrenkov in the 22nd minute of play. 26 minutes into the game, Yuriy Chernozhukov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sergiev Posad FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Balakovo FC the free kick. The supporters of Balakovo FC booed when Sergiev Posad FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuriy Chernozhukov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Petr Lavrenkov came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Balakovo 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 Petr Lavrenkov couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Balakovo FC's Valeriy Dubenetskiy got control of the ball when Arseniy Kosobolskiy tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evlampiy Zvenigorodskiy in the 40th minute of play forced Sergiev Posad FC's goalkeeper Gennadiy Kormuhin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Gennadiy Seliverstov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the match, Gleb Inkizhinov notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Sergiev Posad FC's Gennadiy Kormuhin. Gennadiy Kormuhin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Sergiev Posad FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Balakovo FC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfred Savin to make the kick off. Valeriy Dubenetskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arseniy Kosobolskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Balakovo FC's Gleb Inkizhinov got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A hard shot 62 in the game by Petr Lavrenkov from a close distance when the talented Gennadiy Kormuhin managed to make a qualified save. Sergiev Posad FC's players were relieved. Gleb Inkizhinov might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gennadiy Kormuhin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gleb Inkizhinov ran back to his position shaking his head. Gleb Inkizhinov was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 70th minute. Balakovo FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gleb Inkizhinov in the 78th minute of play forced Sergiev Posad FC's goalkeeper Gennadiy Kormuhin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gleb Inkizhinov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Balakovo FC's Gleb Inkizhinov in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sergiev Posad FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Petr Lavrenkov got free with Gennadiy Kormuhin in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Evlampiy Zvenigorodskiy took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Gennadiy Kormuhin to make any attempt to save it. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Gleb Inkizhinov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Balakovo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gleb Inkizhinov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gennadiy Kormuhin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oleg Kachinskiy during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Balakovo FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 96th minute. Penalty!