LARISSA Stadium
Spectators: 9261 (Terracing: 6947,
Seating: 2130, VIP seats: 184) Porfiriy Lubenskiy in the 4thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Antonis Anastasiadis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Porfiriy Lubenskiy had several of the Novokuznetsk's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 4 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Antonis Anastasiadis as he didn't even see the shot coming. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veniamin Elyutin in the 7th minute of play forced FC LARISSA Ivanovo's goalkeeper Roman Babel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Porfiriy Lubenskiy scored 2-0 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Antonis Anastasiadis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 16 minutes into the match, Novokuznetsk's goal looked a bit too open when Porfiriy Lubenskiy came free, but Antonis Anastasiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grigoriy Stepanenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Babel having to interfere. Roman Babel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feoktist Golov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Feoktist Golov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Babel having to interfere. Innokentiy Byshovets hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. If Feoktist Golov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Novokuznetsk's Antonis Anastasiadis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Novokuznetsk from getting a goal against them. In the 37th minute Feoktist Golov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Babel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute Novokuznetsk were awarded a corner. Veniamin Elyutin went to the cornerflag to take it. Novokuznetsk's Veniamin Elyutin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Roman Babel in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Innokentiy Byshovets took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Antonis Anastasiadis. Novokuznetsk's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Grigoriy Stepanenko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Novokuznetsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Grigoriy Stepanenko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roman Babel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 43rd minute, Grigoriy Stepanenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Porfiriy Lubenskiy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Antonis Anastasiadis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. FC LARISSA Ivanovo made a substitution. Zinoviy Chupyatov replaced Lauren Elsen. Novokuznetsk's Silantiy Astankov was substituted for Grigoriy Stepanenko. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Porfiriy Lubenskiy was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Porfiriy Lubenskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antonis Anastasiadis was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Antonis Anastasiadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Porfiriy Lubenskiy in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute of the match FC LARISSA Ivanovo got a corner. Novokuznetsk's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Innokentiy Byshovets ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Innokentiy Byshovets got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Antonis Anastasiadis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Silantiy Astankov kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Roman Babel made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Andrey Borzenkov sent off a good shot on target. Novokuznetsk's Antonis Anastasiadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zinoviy Chupyatov in the 73rd minute of play. The supporters of FC LARISSA Ivanovo booed when Novokuznetsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feoktist Golov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Novokuznetsk's Feoktist Golov got a free kick in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Porfiriy Lubenskiy in the 76th minute of play forced Novokuznetsk's goalkeeper Antonis Anastasiadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC LARISSA Ivanovo getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Dmitriy Abramov hit a great ball. After 84 minutes of play Novokuznetsk's Silantiy Astankov was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 88th minute Porfiriy Lubenskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonis Anastasiadis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Feoktist Golov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Babel having to interfere. Novokuznetsk's Antonis Anastasiadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Porfiriy Lubenskiy in the 93rd minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Novokuznetsk's goal looked a bit too open when Eugen Bubeník came free, but Antonis Anastasiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yuriy Pakhomov charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yuriy Pakhomov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 96th minute, one of FC LARISSA Ivanovo:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC LARISSA Ivanovo. In the 99th minute, Innokentiy Byshovets hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC LARISSA Ivanovo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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