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Spectators: 9225 (Terracing: 6920, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's Rodion Orel 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. Vasyl Masnyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marius Niculae, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute, КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's Marius Niculae ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vasyl Masnyi. Vasyl Masnyi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 8th minute, but Vasyl Masnyi got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Znamjanka hanging dry this time. Marius Niculae sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Znamjanka getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Arkhyp Onufryk hit a great ball. КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's attack was well implemented in the 15th minute, but when Rodion Orel was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Marius Niculae managed to get in a good position for a shot. КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's supporters rose to their feet, but Marius Niculae was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vasyl Masnyi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Niculae in the 26th minute of play forced Znamjanka's goalkeeper Vasyl Masnyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Znamjanka getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Platon Kosyrin hit a great ball. КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's Özgür Üstüner was substituted for Dmytro Butenin. In the 33rd minute, Rodion Orel reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vasyl Masnyi. The goal made the score 4-0. 40 minutes into the match, КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's Marius Niculae sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vasyl Masnyi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Marius Niculae ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vasyl Masnyi was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Znamjanka's goalkeeper Vasyl Masnyi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 7-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yevgen Yurchenko to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Znamjanka getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Rodion Matlash hit a great ball. In the 52ndth minute of the game Marius Niculae who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Znamjanka's Vasyl Masnyi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Sergiy Uschapovskiy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vasyl Masnyi. Znamjanka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sergiy Uschapovskiy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. In the 57th minute, Vyacheslav Makhnovskyi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marius Niculae's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vasyl Masnyi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика made a substitution. Stepan Tovkatskiy replaced Rodion Orel. In a very dangerous position, a player in Znamjanka fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 66th minute. Penalty! Özgür Üstüner shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 72nd minute, Marius Niculae made a precise shot to the right of Vasyl Masnyi. Znamjanka's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. Marius Niculae received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Vasyl Masnyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marko Verkhovod charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marko Verkhovod the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Sergiy Uschapovskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vasyl Masnyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marius Niculae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sergiy Uschapovskiy took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vasyl Masnyi. Vasyl Masnyi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 11-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Niculae in the 87th minute of play forced Znamjanka's goalkeeper Vasyl Masnyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marius Niculae sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Znamjanka's zone, Marius Niculae stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vasyl Masnyi came out of the goal and Marius Niculae tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vasyl Masnyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marius Niculae in the 95th minute of play.