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Swamp Bridge
Spectators: 6872 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aleksandr Lisitsin made the kick off which started today's match. Andrey Gorovits fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipp Isheev having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Vyacheslav Dolgov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fedor Akhmatov charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fedor Akhmatov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Valeriy Yakovlev might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Grigoriy Gorshkov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valeriy Yakovlev ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Swamp United's zone, Aleksandr Lisitsin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Grigoriy Gorshkov came out of the goal and Aleksandr Lisitsin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Grigoriy Gorshkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeriy Yakovlev in the 20th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sergey Laskavyi got free with Filipp Isheev in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Grigoriy Gorshkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksandr Lisitsin in the 24th minute of the match. Grigoriy Gorshkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksandr Lisitsin, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Valeriy Yakovlev struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Grigoriy Gorshkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC 2 October. Valeriy Yakovlev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grigoriy Gorshkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandr Lisitsin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grigoriy Gorshkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksandr Lisitsin in the 42nd minute of the match. Aleksandr Lisitsin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grigoriy Gorshkov having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Valeriy Yakovlev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Grigoriy Gorshkov. Swamp United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valeriy Yakovlev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The Swamp United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC 2 October were winning 0-1.

FC 2 October's Filipp Isheev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergey Laskavyi in the 56th minute of play. Valeriy Yakovlev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grigoriy Gorshkov having to interfere. Fedor Akhmatov was shown his second yellow card after 61 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Fedor Akhmatov hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Aleksandr Lisitsin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 66thth minute tested the skills of Grigoriy Gorshkov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of FC 2 October booed when Swamp United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stanislav Maksimenkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 68 minutes into the game, FC 2 October's Aleksandr Lisitsin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Grigoriy Gorshkov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The supporters of FC 2 October booed when Swamp United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergey Laskavyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74th minute, FC 2 October's Valeriy Yakovlev dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. A hard shot 77 in the game by Aleksandr Lisitsin from a close distance when the talented Grigoriy Gorshkov managed to make a qualified save. Swamp United's players were relieved. When Valeriy Yakovlev came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the FC 2 October 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 Valeriy Yakovlev couldn't finish the play. In the 84th minute, Aleksandr Lisitsin fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Grigoriy Gorshkov, passed just outside the right post. 86 minutes into the game, Aleksandr Lisitsin lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Grigoriy Gorshkov. Through an outstanding action, after 92 minutes, Grigoriy Gorshkov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. FC 2 October played a much better game than Swamp United and deserved their victory. The Swamp United players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.