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LARISSA Stadium
Spectators: 9270 (Terracing: 6954, Seating: 2132, VIP seats: 184) FC NOSTA's Ernest Glinko 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. 2 minutes into the match, FC NOSTA's goal looked a bit too open when Lauren Elsen came free, but Gleb Stroganov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 3 minutes in the game, Porfiriy Lubenskiy dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 8th minute Lauren Elsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gleb Stroganov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC LARISSA Ivanovo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lauren Elsen in the 9th minute. Dmitriy Abramov made a great header on FC LARISSA Ivanovo's corner, it was just that FC NOSTA's Gleb Stroganov managed to reach the ball for a save. FC LARISSA Ivanovo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lauren Elsen in the 12th minute. The corner ended in Lauren Elsen almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC NOSTA's Gleb Stroganov did a great save. In the 14th minute, Porfiriy Lubenskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute Porfiriy Lubenskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gleb Stroganov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute, Lauren Elsen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Porfiriy Lubenskiy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Gleb Stroganov made a huge save. In the 25th match minute, FC LARISSA Ivanovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugen Bubeník to maneuver through the defense. FC NOSTA's Ernest Glinko got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edmundas Klusas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Roman Babel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roman Babel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patryk Burdzel, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. FC NOSTA's Gleb Stroganov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Porfiriy Lubenskiy in the 33rd minute of play. With a little luck, FC NOSTA's Gleb Stroganov got control of the ball when Porfiriy Lubenskiy tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 38th minute of the match, Lauren Elsen got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gleb Stroganov was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. FC LARISSA Ivanovo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lauren Elsen in the 39th minute. In the 41st minute of the match FC LARISSA Ivanovo got a corner. FC NOSTA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lauren Elsen ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lauren Elsen charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lauren Elsen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd minute, Lauren Elsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edmundas Klusas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Babel having to interfere. Eugen Bubeník sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 46 minutes, Porfiriy Lubenskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC LARISSA Ivanovo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Porfiriy Lubenskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 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.

Roman Babel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ruslan Yarovenko in the 53rd minute. Roman Babel made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Ernest Glinko sent off a good shot on target. Gleb Stroganov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Porfiriy Lubenskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Gleb Stroganov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Porfiriy Lubenskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. The audience was convinced that Porfiriy Lubenskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gleb Stroganov was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Gleb Stroganov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Porfiriy Lubenskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. The audience was convinced that Porfiriy Lubenskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gleb Stroganov was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Ernest Glinko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Roman Babel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruslan Yarovenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Babel having to interfere. 80 minutes into the match, FC NOSTA's goal looked a bit too open when Porfiriy Lubenskiy came free, but Gleb Stroganov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC LARISSA Ivanovo's zone, Edmundas Klusas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roman Babel came out of the goal and Edmundas Klusas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 85 minutes into the game, Ernest Glinko recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Roman Babel. Ernest Glinko showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. In the 88th minute of the match FC NOSTA got a corner. FC LARISSA Ivanovo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ernest Glinko ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led FC NOSTA's Ruslan Yarovenko to fire away a dangerous shot which Roman Babel despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Ernest Glinko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roman Babel was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Gleb Stroganov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugen Bubeník, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Ernest Glinko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roman Babel was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC NOSTA eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.