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Stadion Tolyatti
Spectators: 10870 (Terracing: 8153, Seating: 2500, VIP seats: 217) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Max Colvin started the match with the kick off. After 5 minutes of play, Курск ФК's Andrey Denisov made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Higinio Caradaro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Курск ФК's Andrey Denisov got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 11 minutes into the match, Курск ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Max Colvin came free, but Frutos Mallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by Курск ФК's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arkadiy Amfiteatrov was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Rossoch's players had a chance to rest. 14 minutes into the match, FC Rossoch's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Denisov came free, but Higinio Caradaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Курск ФК from getting a goal against them. Higinio Caradaro came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Курск ФК's Andrey Denisov. But to his dismay, Andrey Denisov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in FC Rossoch's zone, Andrey Denisov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Higinio Caradaro came out of the goal and Andrey Denisov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25thth minute of the game Andrey Denisov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Rossoch's Higinio Caradaro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Max Colvin got free with Frutos Mallo in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29th minute of the game Halvdan Ulland made a throw-in which Yaroslav Kripak played forward. The audience was convinced that Max Colvin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frutos Mallo was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. With a little luck, Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo got control of the ball when Konstantin Lebedev tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC Rossoch's Higinio Caradaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrey Denisov in the 36th minute of play. FC Rossoch's Higinio Caradaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrey Denisov in the 37th minute of play. Frutos Mallo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arkadiy Amfiteatrov went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 43rd minute Yaroslav Kripak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frutos Mallo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 46 minutes into the game, FC Rossoch's Yaroslav Kripak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frutos Mallo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andrey Denisov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Leonid Bubnov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in FC Rossoch's zone, Andrey Denisov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Higinio Caradaro came out of the goal and Andrey Denisov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yaroslav Kripak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Frutos Mallo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Курск ФК were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after FC Rossoch's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Leonid Bubnov took the corner. Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Max Colvin in the 73rd minute of play. Higinio Caradaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrey Denisov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frutos Mallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Max Colvin in the 81st minute of the match. When Leonid Bubnov fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Курск ФК's protests and gave Leonid Bubnov a yellow card for diving instead. Курск ФК made a substitution. Boris Basalaev replaced Andrey Denisov. In a very dangerous position, a player in Курск ФК fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! Arkadiy Amfiteatrov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Курск ФК's Vasiliy Kulakov got a free kick in the 96th minute. FC Rossoch were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.