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Korolev
Spectators: 10811 (Terracing: 8110, Seating: 2486, VIP seats: 215) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pavel Dubinin started the match with the kick off. Conor Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Kostadinov, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. A collision led to Igni et ferro getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Aleksey Glaz hit a great ball. Artem Kovtun came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Igni et ferro's Alex Guevara. But to his dismay, Alex Guevara quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Artem Kovtun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Guevara in the 14th minute of play. After 17 minutes of play, Igni et ferro's Alex Guevara made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artem Kovtun was left in no man's land by his defense there! True storY's Artem Kovtun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksey Glaz in the 21st minute of play. Artem Kovtun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksey Glaz in the 23rd minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Igni et ferro's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Kostadinov came free, but Conor Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute True storY were awarded a corner. Denis Makarov went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to True storY's 张超骏 getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Artem Kovtun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksey Glaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Dubinin in the 32nd minute of play forced True storY's goalkeeper Artem Kovtun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute True storY were awarded a corner. Denis Makarov went to the cornerflag to take it. True storY's 张超骏 got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Augusto Diagur kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Conor Barrett was a little too slow when Mai Li Cheng got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 1-2. Alex Guevara blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Artem Kovtun having to make a save. 47 minutes into the match, Igni et ferro's Alex Guevara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Artem Kovtun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 47 minutes into the game, Alex Guevara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Artem Kovtun was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After the first half Igni et ferro were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mai Li Cheng stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Conor Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mai Li Cheng in the 54th minute of the match. In the 54th minute Mai Li Cheng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Conor Barrett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mai Li Cheng hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in True storY's zone, Pavel Dubinin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artem Kovtun came out of the goal and Pavel Dubinin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Artem Kovtun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Guevara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by True storY's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alex Guevara was slow to take the kick. During this time Igni et ferro's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Alex Guevara almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but True storY's Artem Kovtun did a great save. In the 66th minute Pavel Dubinin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Kovtun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pavel Dubinin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Artem Kovtun made a huge save. After some careless play in the Igni et ferro defense, Carmichael Cridland kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Conor Barrett. The Igni et ferro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Conor Barrett should have stopped the shot. True storY's Vyacheslav Gruler was substituted for Emil Kostadinov. 78 minutes into the match, True storY's goalkeeper Artem Kovtun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aleksey Glaz. Mai Li Cheng received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Conor Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Conor Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mai Li Cheng in the 86th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Igni et ferro's goal looked a bit too open when Vyacheslav Gruler came free, but Conor Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute, Mai Li Cheng made a precise shot to the right of Conor Barrett. Igni et ferro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Igni et ferro's Artem Alov was substituted for Aleksey Glaz. With a little luck, True storY's Artem Kovtun got control of the ball when Artem Alov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.