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Stadion Nizhny Novgo
Spectators: 6712 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Denis Volkonskiy took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the game, Nikolay Glinchikov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Samara FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Smolensk the free kick. Nikolay Glinchikov kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Vadim Bagirov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fedosey Matushinskiy's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Vadim Bagirov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fedosey Matushinskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Fedosey Matushinskiy sped through Samara FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vadim Bagirov. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Samara FC's goalkeeper Vadim Bagirov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sergey Pevtsov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vadim Bagirov having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Denis Volkonskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Samara FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Nikita Istrin hit a great ball. When Fedosey Matushinskiy came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Smolensk 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 Fedosey Matushinskiy couldn't finish the play. When Sergey Pevtsov came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Smolensk 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 Sergey Pevtsov couldn't finish the play. In the 31st minute, Fedosey Matushinskiy made a precise shot to the right of Vadim Bagirov. Samara FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Vladimir Tutubalin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vadim Bagirov having to interfere. If Anatoliy Gronskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 41 minutes, Fedosey Matushinskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Smolensk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fedosey Matushinskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Vladimir Tutubalin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fedosey Matushinskiy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Denis Volkonskiy during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 56 played minutes Samara FC got a freekick which was hit by Denis Volkonskiy. When Rudolf Grigorenko came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Smolensk 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 Rudolf Grigorenko couldn't finish the play. After 59 minutes of play, Smolensk's Fedosey Matushinskiy made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vadim Bagirov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Smolensk's Fedosey Matushinskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sergey Pevtsov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vadim Bagirov having to make a save. Smolensk's Fedosey Matushinskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Innokentiy Platoshin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Smolensk's supporters rose to their feet, but Innokentiy Platoshin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vadim Bagirov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aleksey Mishutkin during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Samara FC booed when Smolensk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksey Mishutkin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sergey Pevtsov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fedosey Matushinskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Vadim Bagirov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sergey Pevtsov got free with Vadim Bagirov in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 91 minutes into the game, Fedosey Matushinskiy recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vadim Bagirov. Fedosey Matushinskiy showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4.