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SMOLENSK
Spectators: 10851 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 217) Andrey Denisov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taras Baranov in the 3rd minute of play forced Днепр ФК's goalkeeper Vladislav Maksimychev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Курск ФК's Andrey Denisov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vladislav Maksimychev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ralf Rapp in the 13th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Днепр ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Denisov came free, but Vladislav Maksimychev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrey Denisov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vladislav Maksimychev having to make a save. Днепр ФК's Vladislav Maksimychev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrey Denisov in the 18th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Днепр ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Denisov came free, but Vladislav Maksimychev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frutos Mallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Rapp in the 25th minute of the match. The supporters of Днепр ФК booed when Курск ФК was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roger Rosen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute, Gaspar Calisto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frutos Mallo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After a rather tough play, Днепр ФК's Ignác Mayer got a free kick in the 35th minute. Dmitriy Bogaenko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Frutos Mallo made a huge save. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Frutos Mallo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaspar Calisto in the 53rd minute of play. Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Calisto in the 56th minute of play. Frutos Mallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaspar Calisto in the 58th minute of the match. If Dmitriy Bogaenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 70 minutes Днепр ФК's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leonid Bubnov who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Leonid Bubnov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vladislav Maksimychev quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Frutos Mallo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ralf Rapp, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. A collision led to Днепр ФК getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Erwan Carnot hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Курск ФК defense, Ralf Rapp 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. A throw-in in the 84th minute of the game was made by Erwan Carnot with Ralf Rapp as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 85th minute, Ralf Rapp made a precise shot to the right of Frutos Mallo. Курск ФК's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Курск ФК's Boris Basalaev was substituted for Andrey Denisov. In the 93rd minute, Vasiliy Kulakov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Днепр ФК were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Курск ФК for a fine match.