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Old Heaven
Spectators: 10804 (Terracing: 8104, Seating: 2485, VIP seats: 215) 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. In the 5th minute Petre Blajovici shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmitriy Chkalov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dmitriy Chkalov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacho Kirkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute, Yuriy Andronikov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Крылья Советов fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 17 minutes into the match, Petre Blajovici notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Dmitriy Chkalov. Dmitriy Chkalov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Kornecki in the 20th minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Dmitriy Chkalov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dmitriy Chkalov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuriy Andronikov, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Nikita Kovtun kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Dmitriy Chkalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petre Blajovici in the 29th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Petre Blajovici in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dmitriy Chkalov saved Феникс Санкт-Петербург from getting behind. In the 34th minute, Aleksandr Dolgopolov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dmitriy Chkalov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Kornecki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Dmitriy Chkalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Kornecki in the 42nd minute of play. Dmitriy Chkalov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petre Blajovici, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goal looked a bit too open when Georgiy Fedoseev came free, but Dmitriy Chkalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Dmitriy Chkalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petre Blajovici in the 46th minute of play. Dmitriy Chkalov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuriy Andronikov in the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Petre Blajovici made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Yuriy Andronikov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dmitriy Chkalov. The goal made the score 0-3. In the 55th match minute, Феникс Санкт-Петербург was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osmar Madureira to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Феникс Санкт-Петербург booed when Крылья Советов was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuriy Andronikov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goal looked a bit too open when Yuriy Andronikov came free, but Dmitriy Chkalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dmitriy Chkalov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuriy Andronikov in the 62nd minute of the match. Dmitriy Chkalov made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Damian Kornecki sent off a good shot on target. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Крылья Советов's goalkeeper Carlos Germano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 81 played minutes Феникс Санкт-Петербург got a freekick which was hit by Ruslan Shagiakhmetov. 84 minutes into the game, Крылья Советов's Petre Blajovici nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dmitriy Chkalov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. In the 93rd minute, Liu Jie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Petre Blajovici's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dmitriy Chkalov firmly grabbed it by the left post. The corner ended in Damian Kornecki almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Dmitriy Chkalov did a great save. When the final whistle sounded Крылья Советов left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Феникс Санкт-Петербург.