League

Hodrimeydan Arena
Spectators: 8031 (Terracing: 6039, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 140) Oleg Kuzmin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egor Noskov having to interfere. Egor Noskov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oleg Kuzmin, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Igor Kalashnikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oleg Kuzmin struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Egor Noskov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kocaelispor. Egor Noskov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oleg Kuzmin, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Igor Kalashnikovs short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got Egor Noskov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 19 minutes, Oleg Kuzmin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kocaelispor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oleg Kuzmin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 26thth minute of the game Oleg Kuzmin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Redbourn FC's Egor Noskov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Igor Kalashnikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oleg Kuzmin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egor Noskov having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Oleg Kuzmin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Egor Noskov. The goal made the score 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Redbourn FC's zone, Igor Kalashnikov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Egor Noskov came out of the goal and Igor Kalashnikov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Redbourn FC's Egor Noskov got control of the ball when Ruslan Besedovskiy tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Igor Kalashnikov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Egor Noskov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oleg Kuzmin, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oleg Kuzmin made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonid Tokarev during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Kocaelispor booed when Redbourn FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonid Tokarev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th minute, Lev Bulatov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Oleg Kuzmin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th minute Oleg Kuzmin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egor Noskov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Kocaelispor's Oleg Kuzmin in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Redbourn FC's goalie prevented a goal. 67 minutes into the match, Igor Kalashnikov notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Redbourn FC's Egor Noskov. Egor Noskov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lev Bulatov hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Kocaelispor's Igor Kalashnikov got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Oleg Kuzmin struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Egor Noskov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kocaelispor. Egor Noskov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Kalashnikov in the 81st minute of the match. Redbourn FC's Egor Noskov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Kalashnikov in the 82nd minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, Lev Bulatov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Redbourn FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kocaelispor the free kick. The supporters of Kocaelispor booed when Redbourn FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lev Bulatov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oleg Kuzmin in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Egor Noskov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Igor Kalashnikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egor Noskov having to interfere. Kocaelispor's Igor Kalashnikov got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the Kocaelispor players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.