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Kochobetsu Stadium
Spectators: 9398 (Terracing: 7050, Seating: 2161, VIP seats: 187) The supporters of Voskresensk FC booed when Esperance was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yakov Grafin didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Voskresensk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Abrahamsson came free, but Igor Akinfeev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gleb Sorokin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute of the match Felix Kazachenok shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Igor Akinfeev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcus Abrahamsson in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Igor Akinfeev saved Voskresensk FC from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaspar Pijps during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jaspar Pijps hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Esperance's Vladimír Maslachenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fedor Ivanchuk in the 22nd minute of play. Gleb Elkibaevs short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got Igor Akinfeev to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Esperance's goalkeeper Vladimír Maslachenko, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gleb Sorokin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vladimír Maslachenko read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. In the 31st minute, Gleb Sorokin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Voskresensk FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 37thth minute of the game Marcus Abrahamsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Voskresensk FC's Igor Akinfeev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Igor Akinfeev was out of position in the 40 minute of play, and Marcus Abrahamsson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marcus Abrahamsson really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. When Gleb Sorokin came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Voskresensk 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 Gleb Sorokin couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Marcus Abrahamsson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Igor Akinfeev. That made the score 2-1 in the 48 minute of play.

With his leg Vladimír Maslachenko managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when Voskresensk FC's Fedor Ivanchuk fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Esperance's Vladimír Maslachenko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Esperance from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Gleb Elkibaev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Igor Akinfeev was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Igor Akinfeev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gleb Elkibaev, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. The supporters of Esperance booed when Voskresensk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evgeniy Fomichev didn't get a good kick on the ball. The corner led Esperance's Felix Kazachenok to fire away a dangerous shot which Igor Akinfeev despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Fedor Ivanchuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Vladimír Maslachenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esperance made a substitution. Arkadiy Sitnik replaced Vadim Vatagin. Igor Akinfeev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bram Boonen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vladimír Maslachenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedor Ivanchuk in the 83rd minute of the match. The supporters of Voskresensk FC booed when Esperance was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bram Boonen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Esperance made a substitution. Gavriil Dolgachev replaced Gleb Elkibaev. Voskresensk FC's Dmitry Alenichev was substituted for Fedor Ivanchuk. Esperance's Artem Ustinov was substituted for Marcus Abrahamsson. The supporters of Voskresensk FC booed when Esperance was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bram Boonen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute Gavriil Dolgachev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Akinfeev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Voskresensk FC's Igor Akinfeev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artem Ustinov in the 89th minute of play. Esperance's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Felix Kazachenok in the 91st minute. The supporters of Voskresensk FC booed when Esperance was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yakov Grafin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yakov Grafin stood ready after the free kick and tried to head the ball into the goal, but got pushed from behind by one of Voskresensk FC's defenders and the ball went out. Esperance appealed in vain for a penalty, the referee looked over at the linesman, but the flag stayed down. No Penalty. Dmitry Alenichev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Gavriil Dolgachev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Igor Akinfeev was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. 97 minutes into the match, Voskresensk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yakov Grafin came free, but Igor Akinfeev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Voskresensk FC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Esperance had won, even though Voskresensk FC had held more of the ball.