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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oleg Mishin started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Питерские Псы booed when FC Shakhtar Donetsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladimir Moiseev didn't get a good kick on the ball. 5 minutes into the game, Питерские Псы's Georgiy Flyarkovskiy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Igor Grivtsov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Oleg Mishin put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ivan Kushalakov. Valeriy Belyakov's late challenge caught a FC Shakhtar Donetsk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valeriy Belyakov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 16th match minute, Питерские Псы was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valeriy Belyakov to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the match, Питерские Псы's goal looked a bit too open when Sergey Shevchenko came free, but Ivan Kushalakov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Georgiy Flyarkovskiy got free with Igor Grivtsov in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ivan Kushalakov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oleg Mishin's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Sergey Shevchenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roman Mamonov during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ivan Kushalakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oleg Mishin in the 25th minute of the match. A hard shot 27 in the game by Georgiy Flyarkovskiy from a close distance when the talented Igor Grivtsov managed to make a qualified save. FC Shakhtar Donetsk's players were relieved. A collision led to Питерские Псы getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Roman Mamonov hit a great ball. When Oleg Mishin came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the FC Shakhtar Donetsk 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 Oleg Mishin couldn't finish the play. Boris Gusev kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. After 39 played minutes FC Shakhtar Donetsk got a freekick which was hit by Boris Gusev. In the 48th minute, Oleg Mishin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivan Kushalakov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2.

The wind increased when Silvestr Deikin made the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Питерские Псы's goalkeeper Ivan Kushalakov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oleg Mishin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergey Shevchenko in the 56th minute of play forced Питерские Псы's goalkeeper Ivan Kushalakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grigoriy Rusakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Igor Grivtsov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasiliy Kurbatkin in the 61st minute of the match. Igor Grivtsov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Georgiy Flyarkovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sergey Shevchenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A well placed Oleg Mishin short distance shot in the 70th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. 74 minutes into the game, Georgiy Flyarkovskiy cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Igor Grivtsov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 77 minutes into the game, Grigoriy Rusakov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Shakhtar Donetsk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Питерские Псы the free kick. The supporters of Питерские Псы booed when FC Shakhtar Donetsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grigoriy Rusakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Igor Grivtsov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvestr Deikin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igor Grivtsov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasiliy Kurbatkin in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd minute Valeriy Belyakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Grivtsov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grigoriy Rusakov was shown his second yellow card after 82 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Питерские Псы booed when FC Shakhtar Donetsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grigoriy Rusakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Igor Grivtsov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Georgiy Flyarkovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Efim Elgarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Kushalakov having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Sergey Shevchenko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Kushalakov was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. FC Shakhtar Donetsk's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.