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Kirov
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) Ilya Nekrasov made the kick off and thus started the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ilya Nekrasov in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikolay Agamov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Valentin Saprykin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikolay Agamov having to interfere. 1-0 became the score in the 13th minute when Ilya Nekrasov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Ilya Nekrasov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 19th minute by Valentin Saprykin got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. A hard shot 22 in the game by Valentin Saprykin from a close distance when the talented Nikolay Agamov managed to make a qualified save. Penza's players were relieved. After 25 minutes of play, Kirov FC's Valentin Saprykin made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nikolay Agamov was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentin Saprykin got free with Nikolay Agamov in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dmitriy Basalaev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuriy Chalyh in the 32nd minute of play. In the 37th of the match, Ilya Nekrasov tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Nikolay Agamov got in the way and made a wonderful save. In the 39th minute, Valentin Saprykin made a precise shot to the right of Nikolay Agamov. Penza's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 43rd minute, Valentin Saprykin 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. An unexpected shot in the 47th minute by Valentin Saprykin got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yuriy Chalyh made a kick off. A collision led to Penza getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Yuriy Chalyh hit a great ball. After having played for 53 minutes, Ilya Nekrasov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kirov FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ilya Nekrasov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dmitriy Basalaev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danil Belyakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. If Ilya Nekrasov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Saprykin in the 73rd minute of play forced Penza's goalkeeper Nikolay Agamov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute Ilya Nekrasov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Agamov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilya Nekrasov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Nikolay Agamov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ilya Nekrasov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yuriy Chalyh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Dmitriy Basalaev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ilya Nekrasov in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikolay Agamov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Aleksey Nesterov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ilya Nekrasov might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nikolay Agamov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ilya Nekrasov ran back to his position shaking his head. There was no doubt that Kirov FC were the better team. Kirov FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.