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Stadion Magnitogorsk
Spectators: 6707 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1707, VIP seats: 0) Magnitogorsk's Aleksey Maksyutenko started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Vladislav Prilutskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksey Maksyutenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Aleksey Maksyutenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9th play minute Ivan Desyatov came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Vladislav Prilutskiy. 1-0. Vladimir Nosov hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Vladislav Prilutskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksey Maksyutenko in the 14th minute of the match. Aleksey Maksyutenko 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. Konstantin Kitin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Rafael Nikonov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Garmash sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Magnitogorsk's Rafael Nikonov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Garmash in the 26th minute of play. David Garmash fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Nikonov having to interfere. 29 minutes into the game, Iosif Efimov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Magnitogorsk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Арсенал Тула the free kick. A collision led to Magnitogorsk getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Iosif Efimov hit a great ball. Konstantin Kitin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rafael Nikonov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Garmash, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Rafael Nikonov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantin Kitin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksey Maksyutenko in the 35th minute of play forced Арсенал Тула's goalkeeper Vladislav Prilutskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Magnitogorsk's Rafael Nikonov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danil Sudakov in the 37th minute of play. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when David Garmash stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes of play, Magnitogorsk's Aleksey Maksyutenko made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vladislav Prilutskiy was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rafael Nikonov made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Konstantin Kitin sent off a good shot on target. Rafael Nikonov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Garmash in the 58th minute of play. Konstantin Kitin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Magnitogorsk's Rafael Nikonov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Garmash in the 63rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling David Garmash in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rafael Nikonov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vladislav Prilutskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Desyatov, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Desyatov in the 71st minute of play forced Арсенал Тула's goalkeeper Vladislav Prilutskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 80 minutes, Danil Sudakov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Арсенал Тула and the Magnitogorsk players grew even worse after the yellow card. Danil Sudakov hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute of the match Mikhail Molchanov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vladislav Prilutskiy skillfully saved the ball. Konstantin Kitin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Rafael Nikonov made a huge save. Iosif Efimov was shown his second yellow card after 87 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 88th match minute, Magnitogorsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iosif Efimov to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Magnitogorsk's goalkeeper Rafael Nikonov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 95 minutes into the game, Aleksey Maksyutenko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Magnitogorsk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Арсенал Тула the free kick. In the 95th minute, Aleksey Maksyutenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rafael Nikonov acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 96th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Veniamin Kabanov. The Magnitogorsk players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.