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Spectators: 9282 (Terracing: 6963, Seating: 2135, VIP seats: 184) Armando Lucantoni started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, FC LARISSA Ivanovo's Dmitriy Abramov got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Aleksandr Sibirev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Porfiriy Lubenskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Aleksandr Sibirev managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when FC LARISSA Ivanovo's Porfiriy Lubenskiy fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Lucantoni in the 8th minute of play forced FC LARISSA Ivanovo's goalkeeper Roman Babel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes in the game, Porfiriy Lubenskiy fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Aleksandr Sibirev having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Timur Babaskin in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roman Babel saved FC LARISSA Ivanovo from getting behind. In the 13th minute Спартак were awarded a corner. Alvaro De Michele went to the cornerflag to take it. 15 minutes into the game, one of FC LARISSA Ivanovo:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Armando Lucantoni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Спартак's goalkeeper Aleksandr Sibirev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Eugen Bubeník managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC LARISSA Ivanovo's supporters rose to their feet, but Eugen Bubeník was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aleksandr Sibirev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Timur Babaskin hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Aleksandr Sibirev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Porfiriy Lubenskiy showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 26 minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Porfiriy Lubenskiy in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aleksandr Sibirev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eugen Bubeník sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armando Lucantoni might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roman Babel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Armando Lucantoni ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 37th minute Armando Lucantoni 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. Roman Babel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro De Michele in the 39th minute of the match. FC LARISSA Ivanovo's Porfiriy Lubenskiy came free and shot a quick shot against goal 44 minutes in the game, fortunately Aleksandr Sibirev had problems saving as it came toward the left post. In the 45th 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.

FC LARISSA Ivanovo made a substitution. Zinoviy Chupyatov replaced Lauren Elsen. After a rather tough play, Спартак's Armin Mustakivi got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Roman Babel made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Armando Lucantoni sent off a good shot on target. FC LARISSA Ivanovo's Roman Babel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save FC LARISSA Ivanovo from getting a goal against them. Спартак's Aleksandr Sibirev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Porfiriy Lubenskiy in the 68th minute of play. In the 70th minute of the match FC LARISSA Ivanovo got a corner. Спартак'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. FC LARISSA Ivanovo's Innokentiy Byshovets was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aleksandr Sibirev in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 75 minutes into the game, FC LARISSA Ivanovo's Zinoviy Chupyatov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aleksandr Sibirev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Roman Babel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vitaliy Eliseev in the 79th minute. A collision led to Спартак getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Armando Lucantoni hit a great ball. Vadim Boganov's late challenge caught a Спартак's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vadim Boganov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd minute, Vadim Boganov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Armando Lucantoni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Спартак's supporters rose to their feet, but Armando Lucantoni 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. Aleksandr Sibirev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Porfiriy Lubenskiy in the 85th minute of play. A collision led to Спартак getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Zinoviy Bronnikov hit a great ball. Armin Mustakivi's late challenge caught a FC LARISSA Ivanovo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Armin Mustakivi helped the player get up and apologised. FC LARISSA Ivanovo's Aleksey Lyutyi was substituted for Innokentiy Byshovets. After 91 played minutes Спартак got a freekick which was hit by Armin Mustakivi. Porfiriy Lubenskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Aleksandr Sibirev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aleksandr Sibirev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Porfiriy Lubenskiy's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Porfiriy Lubenskiy scored 4-0 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aleksandr Sibirev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC LARISSA Ivanovo fans cheered their team off the field, for while Спартак had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.