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AnkaraGücü Arena
Spectators: 8078 (Terracing: 6060, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fedor Brezanskiy took the kick off in the first half of the match. Timur Drannikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yan Aslanyan in the 7th minute of play. Real Madrid CF's Igor Golovchanskih suffered a concussion in the 12th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. When Foma Kuznetsov fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Turan Tovuz's protests and gave Foma Kuznetsov a yellow card for diving instead. Timur Drannikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zahar Efimov, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Fedor Brezanskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Vladimir Zhigalin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fedor Brezanskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Zhigalin having to interfere. Zahar Efimov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Timur Drannikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Timur Drannikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zahar Efimov in the 34th minute of the match. Fedor Brezanskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zahar Efimov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timur Drannikov having to interfere. If Zahar Efimov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Zahar Efimov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Zahar Efimov made the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Fedor Brezanskiy put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Vladimir Zhigalin. Arnold Geit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Vladimir Zhigalin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vladimir Zhigalin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fedor Brezanskiy's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. After 64 minutes, Fedor Brezanskiy made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Real Madrid CF's Vladimir Zhigalin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Turan Tovuz booed when Real Madrid CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artem Egorov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st minute Fedor Brezanskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Zhigalin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Turan Tovuz's Fedor Brezanskiy in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Madrid CF's goalie prevented a goal. 80 minutes into the game, Arnold Geit was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Turan Tovuz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Madrid CF the free kick. The audience was convinced that Fedor Brezanskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladimir Zhigalin was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fedor Brezanskiy in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladimir Zhigalin saved Real Madrid CF from getting behind. Vladimir Zhigalin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedor Brezanskiy in the 89th minute of the match. In the 91st minute Fedor Brezanskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Zhigalin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fedor Brezanskiy in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vladimir Zhigalin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Turan Tovuz were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Real Madrid CF for a fine match.