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Stadion Zhukovsky
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Georgiy Orlov got the match started through his kick off. 9 minutes into the game, Sergey Puchkov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Almetyevsk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zhukovsky the free kick. In the 9th match minute, Almetyevsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergey Puchkov to maneuver through the defense. Arkadiy Kolpakchi was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 10th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Rasul Strazhnikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danila Pilipenko having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vyacheslav Suhinin during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Zhukovsky getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Vyacheslav Suhinin hit a great ball. Danila Pilipenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavel Bezrodnyi in the 18th minute of the match. Pavel Bezrodnyi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Egor Koptyaev's late challenge caught a Almetyevsk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Egor Koptyaev helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Almetyevsk booed when Zhukovsky was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egor Koptyaev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pavel Bezrodnyi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Danila Pilipenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Almetyevsk getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Roman Baburin hit a great ball. Zhukovsky's Danila Pilipenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rasul Strazhnikov in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th match minute, Zhukovsky was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergey Babkin to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute of the match Roman Baburin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Danila Pilipenko skillfully saved the ball. When Almetyevsk's Pavel Bezrodnyi in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zhukovsky's goalie prevented a goal. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Zhukovsky's goalkeeper Danila Pilipenko, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 45 minutes into the match, Pavel Bezrodnyi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Danila Pilipenko. Zhukovsky's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pavel Bezrodnyi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Sergey Puchkov kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 52nd minute of the match Arkadiy Kolpakchi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artur Bliznyuk showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Almetyevsk's Sergey Puchkov got his second yellow card of the match in the 55th minute. The referee ordered Sergey Puchkov off the ground. In the 56th minute, Sergey Puchkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 62 played minutes Almetyevsk got a freekick which was hit by Rasul Strazhnikov. Danila Pilipenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Bezrodnyi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pavel Bezrodnyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danila Pilipenko having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Klim Bazzhin got free with Danila Pilipenko in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Almetyevsk booed when Zhukovsky was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergey Babkin didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Zhukovsky's Danila Pilipenko got control of the ball when Pavel Bezrodnyi tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Almetyevsk booed when Zhukovsky was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergey Babkin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Zhukovsky's zone, Pavel Bezrodnyi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Danila Pilipenko came out of the goal and Pavel Bezrodnyi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 79 minutes into the match, Zhukovsky's goalkeeper Danila Pilipenko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pavel Bezrodnyi. Rasul Strazhnikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Danila Pilipenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st play minute Pavel Bezrodnyi came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Danila Pilipenko. 0-2. Danila Pilipenko was a little too slow when Pavel Bezrodnyi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 0-3. Danila Pilipenko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Melnikov, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Danila Pilipenko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pavel Bezrodnyi in the 91st minute. Danila Pilipenko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavel Bezrodnyi, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Zhukovsky's Danila Pilipenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rasul Strazhnikov in the 94th minute of play. When Pavel Bezrodnyi came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Almetyevsk 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 Pavel Bezrodnyi couldn't finish the play.