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Kursk Arena
Spectators: 10900 (Terracing: 8176, Seating: 2507, VIP seats: 217) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Andrey Denisov got the match started through his kick off. Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filimon Nesterenko in the 7th minute of play. In the 14th minute Filimon Nesterenko 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. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Курск ФК's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Evgeniy Kobeko was slow to take the kick. During this time Dynamite's players had a chance to rest. In the 18th minute Andrey Denisov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matvey Epanchin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariusz Mierzejewski in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frutos Mallo saved Курск ФК from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Mariusz Mierzejewski put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Frutos Mallo. After some careless play in the Курск ФК defense, Filimon Nesterenko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frutos Mallo. The Курск ФК fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frutos Mallo should have stopped the shot. 28 minutes into the match, Andrey Denisov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matvey Epanchin. Dynamite's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrey Denisov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 34 minutes into the game, Курск ФК's Andrey Denisov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matvey Epanchin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Kazemir Gorbachev hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. 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.

Filimon Nesterenko struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Frutos Mallo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dynamite. After 53 played minutes Dynamite got a freekick which was hit by Andrey Ostrovskiy. Andrey Denisov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Matvey Epanchin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Frutos Mallo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Efim Abramov in the 56th minute. Matvey Epanchin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrey Denisov, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Matvey Epanchin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andrey Denisov went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Dynamite's Matvey Epanchin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrey Denisov in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st minute Курск ФК were awarded a corner. Andrey Denisov went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Timofey Makogon heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Mariusz Mierzejewski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frutos Mallo made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Kazemir Gorbachev sent off a good shot on target. Aleksandr Schukin kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Dynamite's Roman Kononov got a free kick in the 85th minute. Курск ФК made a substitution. Boris Basalaev replaced Andrey Denisov. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filimon Nesterenko in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Frutos Mallo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dynamite's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Evgeniy Kobeko in the 91st minute. 95 minutes into the match, Dynamite's goal looked a bit too open when Boris Basalaev came free, but Matvey Epanchin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Курск ФК players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.