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Stadion Volzhsky
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Artem Domeiko got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Volzhsky FC's zone, Artem Domeiko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vyacheslav Shiryaev came out of the goal and Artem Domeiko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Yuriy Zatevakhin sped through Nakhodka's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Timofey Vereiskiy. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Yuriy Zatevakhin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Volzhsky FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Yuriy Zatevakhin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Timofey Vereiskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aleksandr Ezyngi might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Timofey Vereiskiy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aleksandr Ezyngi ran back to his position shaking his head. If Aleksandr Ezyngi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Yuriy Zatevakhin made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Yuriy Zatevakhin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Timofey Vereiskiy. Nakhodka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yuriy Zatevakhin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Timofey Vereiskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksandr Ezyngi, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Yuriy Zatevakhin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Volzhsky FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Yuriy Zatevakhin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Timofey Vereiskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yuriy Zatevakhin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 69 minutes into the match, Yuriy Zatevakhin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Timofey Vereiskiy. Nakhodka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yuriy Zatevakhin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksandr Ezyngi in the 73rd minute of play forced Nakhodka's goalkeeper Timofey Vereiskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Yuriy Zatevakhin came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Volzhsky FC 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 Yuriy Zatevakhin couldn't finish the play. In the 79th minute, Aleksandr Ezyngi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Timofey Vereiskiy was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Filimon Scherbakov hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Yuriy Zatevakhin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yuriy Zatevakhin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timofey Vereiskiy having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksandr Ezyngi in the 91st minute of play forced Nakhodka's goalkeeper Timofey Vereiskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 97 minutes into the match, Volzhsky FC's Yuriy Zatevakhin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Timofey Vereiskiy narrowly saved just below the crossbar.