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Spectators: 10834 (Terracing: 8127, Seating: 2491, VIP seats: 216) Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Timur Chichko started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Феникс Санкт-Петербург's zone, Aleksey Glaz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Göktürk Semin came out of the goal and Aleksey Glaz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alexandr Lunin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Conor Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, Igni et ferro's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Dubinskiy came free, but Conor Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Göktürk Semin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Dubinin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Timur Chichko's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 11thth minute, Conor Barrett skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Timur Chichko came free with the goalkeeper in the 13th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Conor Barrett could save by the left post. Göktürk Semin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavel Dubinin, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksey Glaz in the 15th minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Göktürk Semin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Timur Chichko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Conor Barrett having to interfere. Igni et ferro's Conor Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timur Chichko in the 18th minute of play. Alexandr Lunin struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Conor Barrett didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Феникс Санкт-Петербург. Conor Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandr Lunin in the 23rd minute of play. Conor Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Dubinskiy in the 25th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Igni et ferro's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Dubinskiy came free, but Conor Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Alex Guevara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Igni et ferro's supporters rose to their feet, but Alex Guevara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Göktürk Semin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Timur Chichko in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Igni et ferro's goalie prevented a goal. Conor Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Dubinskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. When Aleksey Braga fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Феникс Санкт-Петербург's protests and gave Aleksey Braga a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Феникс Санкт-Петербург getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Aleksey Braga hit a great ball. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Göktürk Semin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Dubinin in the 35th minute of play. In the 38th minute Alexandr Lunin 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. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Igni et ferro's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gerasim Popkov was slow to take the kick. During this time Феникс Санкт-Петербург's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Gerasim Popkov to fire away a dangerous shot which Conor Barrett despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a rather tough play, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Alexandr Lunin got a free kick in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandr Lunin in the 43rd minute of play forced Igni et ferro's goalkeeper Conor Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igni et ferro's Conor Barrett proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Igni et ferro from getting a goal against them.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pavel Dubinin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Göktürk Semin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Dubinin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the match, Igni et ferro's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Dubinskiy came free, but Conor Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Conor Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Dubinskiy in the 57th minute of play. Pavel Dubinin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Göktürk Semin having to interfere. Conor Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandr Lunin in the 60th minute of play. When Pavel Dubinin came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Igni et ferro fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Pavel Dubinin couldn't finish the play. 79 minutes into the match, Igni et ferro's Pavel Dubinin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Göktürk Semin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Göktürk Semin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Guevara in the 80th minute of the match. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Nikita Kovtun was substituted for Ruslan Shagiakhmetov. The supporters of Феникс Санкт-Петербург booed when Igni et ferro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikhail Horoshevskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Igor Dubinskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Igni et ferro's Artem Alov was substituted for Aleksey Glaz. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Göktürk Semin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Guevara in the 90th minute of play. A collision led to Феникс Санкт-Петербург getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Robert Kiewra hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksey Anyukov in the 93rd minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Göktürk Semin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rdth minute of the game Aleksey Anyukov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Göktürk Semin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.