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Stadion Arkhangelsk
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Lev Kopylov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Vadim Mashentsev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albert Suvorin in the 5th minute of the match. Albert Suvorin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniil Safonov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Suvorin in the 15th minute of play forced Arkhangelsk's goalkeeper Vadim Mashentsev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniil Safonov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Gerasim Fomin made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Lev Kopylov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gerasim Fomin was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Gerasim Fomin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniil Safonov in the 21st minute. Lev Kopylov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Gerasim Fomin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gerasim Fomin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniil Safonov in the 24th minute. Pavel Markov's late challenge caught a Arkhangelsk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pavel Markov helped the player get up and apologised. After 26 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Chelyabinsk HC! Lev Kopylov 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Daniil Safonov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arkhangelsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniil Safonov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gerasim Fomin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arkhangelsk's Lev Kopylov got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Daniil Safonov came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Arkhangelsk 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 Daniil Safonov couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Chelyabinsk HC's Yaroslav Takunov got a free kick in the 40th minute. If Daniil Safonov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Chelyabinsk HC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Dmitriy Litavrin hit a great ball.

The wind increased when Albert Suvorin made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Askold Gilinskiy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arkhangelsk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chelyabinsk HC the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in Chelyabinsk HC's zone, Lev Kopylov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerasim Fomin came out of the goal and Lev Kopylov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Mitrofan Uvarov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chelyabinsk HC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mitrofan Uvarov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vadim Mashentsev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eduard Salakhov hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 64thth minute of the game Lev Kopylov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chelyabinsk HC's Gerasim Fomin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 70th minute, Arkhangelsk's Ilya Borzov seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ilya Borzov the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Arkhangelsk protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ilya Borzov had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 72 minutes into the match, Efim Belov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vadim Mashentsev. Arkhangelsk's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Efim Belov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 77 minutes into the match, Arkhangelsk's goalkeeper Vadim Mashentsev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mitrofan Uvarov. Albert Suvorin struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Vadim Mashentsev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chelyabinsk HC. Mitrofan Uvarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 90 minutes, Daniil Safonov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arkhangelsk and the Chelyabinsk HC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Daniil Safonov hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the game, Sergey Hrapov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chelyabinsk HC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arkhangelsk the free kick. After a rather tough play, Chelyabinsk HC's Sergey Hrapov got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Gerasim Fomin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniil Safonov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Askold Gilinskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 100th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerasim Fomin having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.