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Korolev
Spectators: 10854 (Terracing: 8142, Seating: 2496, VIP seats: 216) 5 minutes into the match, Курск ФК's Andrey Denisov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Artem Kovtun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 10 minutes Курск ФК's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Denis Makarov who took care of the corner kick. True storY's Denis Makarov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Frutos Mallo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Timofey Makogon kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind True storY's goalkeeper Artem Kovtun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A throw-in in the 15th minute of the game was made by Denis Osokin with Carmichael Cridland as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 18 minutes into the game, Andrey Denisov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Artem Kovtun was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Frutos Mallo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mai Li Cheng in the 21st minute. Frutos Mallo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maadan Lăcătuș in the 22nd minute. Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Курск ФК from getting a goal against them. Frutos Mallo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mai Li Cheng in the 25th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Курск ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Carmichael Cridland came free, but Frutos Mallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vasiliy Kulakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Kovtun having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, Курск ФК's Andrey Denisov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Artem Kovtun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. True storY's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Denis Makarov in the 35th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Курск ФК's Andrey Denisov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Artem Kovtun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by True storY's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Leonid Bubnov was slow to take the kick. During this time Курск ФК's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Vasiliy Kulakov heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Frutos Mallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Kostadinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute Andrey Denisov 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. Курск ФК were awarded a corner in the 48th minute after True storY's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Leonid Bubnov took the corner. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mai Li Cheng to make the kick off. Maadan Lăcătuș received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Frutos Mallo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 56 minutes True storY'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. 59 minutes into the match, Mai Li Cheng had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Frutos Mallo. Курск ФК's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mai Li Cheng was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. If Emil Kostadinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 69th minute of the game Denis Osokin made a throw-in which 张超骏 played forward. Frutos Mallo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mai Li Cheng's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. When True storY's Mai Li Cheng in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Курск ФК's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Курск ФК's Taras Baranov got a free kick in the 77th minute. Andrey Denisov took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Artem Kovtun. Artem Kovtun dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Frutos Mallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mai Li Cheng in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 84th minute True storY were awarded a corner. Denis Makarov went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Курск ФК's goalie and right to Maadan Lăcătuș. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Курск ФК's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After some careless play in the Курск ФК defense, Mai Li Cheng 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. True storY's attentive Denis Osokin managed to snatch the ball when Timofey Makogon made a throw-in in the 91st minute of the game. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see True storY lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.