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Spectators: 7226 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 100) 4 minutes into the match, Inter Stavropol's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislav Muravev came free, but Sevastyan Smertin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Stanislav Muravev fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nevinnomyssk's protests and gave Stanislav Muravev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th match minute, Nevinnomyssk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanislav Muravev to maneuver through the defense. Vladislav Muhin was a little too slow when Irakliy Basalaev got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 1-0. Stepan Eshtrekov charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stepan Eshtrekov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Nevinnomyssk booed when Inter Stavropol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stepan Eshtrekov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Inter Stavropol's Sevastyan Smertin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislav Muravev in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Yuriy Kartashev dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vladislav Muhin, 2-0. With a little luck, Nevinnomyssk's Vladislav Muhin got control of the ball when Irakliy Basalaev tried to sneak it across the goal line. 23 minutes into the game, Inter Stavropol's Irakliy Basalaev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vladislav Muhin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Veniamin Shmakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vladislav Muhin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuriy Kartashev, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Irakliy Basalaev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Vladislav Muhin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute Yuriy Kartashev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladislav Muhin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the game, Yuriy Kartashev recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vladislav Muhin. Yuriy Kartashev showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-0. Yuriy Kartashev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Vladislav Muhin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Yuriy Kartashev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Inter Stavropol's supporters rose to their feet, but Yuriy Kartashev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vladislav Muhin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Yuriy Kartashev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuriy Kartashev in the 48th minute of play forced Nevinnomyssk's goalkeeper Vladislav Muhin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Stanislav Muravev to strike the kick off in the second half. When Stepan Eshtrekov came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Inter Stavropol 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 Stepan Eshtrekov couldn't finish the play. Vladislav Muhin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Irakliy Basalaev in the 54th minute of the match. After 57 played minutes Nevinnomyssk got a freekick which was hit by Mark Loginov. After a defensive mix-up in Nevinnomyssk's zone, Yuriy Kartashev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vladislav Muhin came out of the goal and Yuriy Kartashev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Semen Bukovskiy's late challenge caught a Nevinnomyssk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Semen Bukovskiy helped the player get up and apologised. After 62 played minutes Inter Stavropol got a freekick which was hit by Semen Bukovskiy. Valeriy Bobrov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Inter Stavropol's zone, Stanislav Muravev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sevastyan Smertin came out of the goal and Stanislav Muravev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 66 minutes into the game, Dmitriy Alekseenko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Inter Stavropol's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nevinnomyssk the free kick. Dmitriy Alekseenko hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 68th minute Yuriy Kartashev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladislav Muhin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladislav Muhin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Irakliy Basalaev, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Yuriy Kartashev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irakliy Basalaev in the 78th minute of play forced Nevinnomyssk's goalkeeper Vladislav Muhin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrey Plotkin hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Yuriy Kartashev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Vladislav Muhin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Irakliy Basalaev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vladislav Muhin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuriy Kartashev, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Nevinnomyssk's Vladislav Muhin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Irakliy Basalaev in the 90th minute of play. Vladislav Muhin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Irakliy Basalaev in the 91st minute of play. Yuriy Kartashev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladislav Muhin having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuriy Kartashev in the 94th minute of play forced Nevinnomyssk's goalkeeper Vladislav Muhin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Irakliy Basalaev scored 5-0 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vladislav Muhin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee ended the match the Inter Stavropol players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.