League

Hexham Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Hexham FC's Sergey Puchkov 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. Sergey Odintsov hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Sergey Puchkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergey Puchkov in the 8th minute of play forced Barmby on the Marsh AFC's goalkeeper Nikolay Nuruchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sergey Puchkov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 9thth minute tested the skills of Nikolay Nuruchev when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Fedor Fanyaev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nikolay Nuruchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Puchkov in the 18th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Barmby on the Marsh AFC's Andrey Baklin got a free kick in the 20th minute. Vladimir Nikitin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikhail Borovik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute, Fedor Troilin 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. 32 minutes into the game, Timur Volhovskiy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barmby on the Marsh AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hexham FC the free kick. The supporters of Hexham FC booed when Barmby on the Marsh AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timur Volhovskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Timofey Goman struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Nikolay Nuruchev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hexham FC. Sergey Odintsov struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Nikolay Nuruchev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hexham FC. Hexham FC's Konstantin Gulyanov got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergey Puchkov in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikolay Nuruchev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Sergey Odintsov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.

Nikolay Nuruchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Puchkov in the 53rd minute of play. Sergey Odintsov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hexham FC's Sergey Odintsov got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Sergey Odintsov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hexham FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sergey Odintsov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikolay Nuruchev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nikolay Nuruchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedor Fanyaev in the 66th minute of the match. Sergey Odintsov struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Nikolay Nuruchev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hexham FC. In the 74th minute, Timofey Zykov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Timofey Goman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 76 minutes into the match, Barmby on the Marsh AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Sergey Puchkov came free, but Nikolay Nuruchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikolay Nuruchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergey Odintsov in the 77th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maksim Norkin got free with Vladimir Nikitin in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Sergey Puchkov came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Hexham FC 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 Sergey Puchkov couldn't finish the play. Nikolay Nuruchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergey Puchkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Vladimir Nikitin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedor Troilin in the 88th minute of the match. In the 91st minute of the match Valentin Pashenin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nikolay Nuruchev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Sergey Odintsov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hexham FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.