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Korolev
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Korolev's Nikolay Chigarentsev 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. Korolev's Gennadiy Samoilov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maksim Bezuglov in the 3rd minute of play. When Maksim Bezuglov came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Torpedo 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 Maksim Bezuglov couldn't finish the play. After 7 played minutes Korolev got a freekick which was hit by Grigoriy Nazarov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maksim Bezuglov in the 10th minute of play forced Korolev's goalkeeper Gennadiy Samoilov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Korolev defense, Dmitriy Stasov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gennadiy Samoilov. The Korolev fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gennadiy Samoilov should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Korolev defense, Dmitriy Stasov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gennadiy Samoilov. The Korolev fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gennadiy Samoilov should have stopped the shot. In the 35th minute, Maksim Bezuglov 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. In the 42nd minute, Nikolay Chigarentsev 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. 46 minutes into the game, Innokentiy Kultyavov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Maksim Kolesnikov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After the first half Torpedo were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maksim Bezuglov made a kick off. If Dmitriy Stasov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dmitriy Stasov might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gennadiy Samoilov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dmitriy Stasov ran back to his position shaking his head. Dmitriy Yurchishin charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dmitriy Yurchishin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Korolev booed when Torpedo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dmitriy Yurchishin didn't get a good kick on the ball. 75 minutes into the game, Nikita Lazarev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Torpedo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Korolev the free kick. In the 76th match minute, Torpedo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikita Lazarev to maneuver through the defense. Gennadiy Samoilov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dmitriy Stasov went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. If Dmitriy Stasov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nikolay Chigarentsev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Innokentiy Kultyavov kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Dmitriy Stasov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gennadiy Samoilov having to interfere. Korolev's Gennadiy Samoilov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Korolev from getting a goal against them. Gennadiy Samoilov made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Dmitriy Stasov sent off a good shot on target. Torpedo's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.