League

Partington
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Petr Kondratiev started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes, Nikolay Kochubey mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Partington and the Kazajistán Youngs Boys players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 4 played minutes Partington got a freekick which was hit by Nikolay Kochubey. Vladislav Kazankin kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 6th minute Elisey Shabrov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but German Kristallinskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. German Kristallinskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maksim Kreindlin in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute Vladislav Kazankin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jon Cardeño saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emmanuil Ermolaev was extremely unlucky when he, in the 16th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petr Kondratiev in the 24th minute of play forced Kazajistán Youngs Boys's goalkeeper Jon Cardeño to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kazajistán Youngs Boys's Jon Cardeño played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitaliy Volskiy in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Nikolay Kochubey left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Partington fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Petr Kondratiev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jon Cardeño having to make a save. Vitaliy Volskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jon Cardeño having to interfere. Vitaliy Volskiy hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 35th match minute, Kazajistán Youngs Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikhail Byvalov to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute, Mikhail Byvalov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emmanuil Ermolaev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Jon Cardeño tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Petr Kondratiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vitaliy Volskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Jon Cardeño tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Nikolay Kochubey came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Partington 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 Nikolay Kochubey couldn't finish the play. After 47 minutes, Petr Kondratiev made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Kazajistán Youngs Boys's Jon Cardeño tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Georgiy Vekshin to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Kazajistán Youngs Boys's zone, Petr Kondratiev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jon Cardeño came out of the goal and Petr Kondratiev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ippolit Novikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without German Kristallinskiy having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Partington's goal looked a bit too open when Georgiy Vekshin came free, but German Kristallinskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kazajistán Youngs Boys's Jon Cardeño played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitaliy Volskiy in the 62nd minute of play. Jon Cardeño showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikolay Kochubey, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Partington's goalkeeper German Kristallinskiy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elisey Shabrov. Vitaliy Volskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Jon Cardeño tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Kazajistán Youngs Boys's goalkeeper Jon Cardeño, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Kazajistán Youngs Boys getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Mikhail Byvalov hit a great ball. Petr Kondratiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Vitaliy Volskiy came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Partington 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 Vitaliy Volskiy couldn't finish the play. German Kristallinskiy made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Maksim Kreindlin sent off a good shot on target. If Petr Kondratiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th minute Georgiy Vekshin suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Andrey Tumanov charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andrey Tumanov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 88th minute, one of Partington:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Partington. The goalkeeper, German Kristallinskiy, was totally fooled by Kazajistán Youngs Boys's Innokentiy Demyanov, who 91 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. A collision led to Kazajistán Youngs Boys getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Artur Aleksandrov hit a great ball.