League Play-Off

Mexborough Park
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Albert Anufriev kicked off to start the match. 1-0 became the score in the 3rd minute when Pavel Ermolin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Mexborough's Nikita Rogov got a free kick in the 6th minute. Georgiy Grodetskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavel Ermolin in the 13th minute of the match. Pavel Ermolin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georgiy Grodetskiy having to interfere. Vladimir Evdokimov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Leonid Kobylyanskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd match minute, Спартак Семей was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filimon Tikhonov to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Спартак Семей's Georgiy Grodetskiy got control of the ball when Vladimir Evdokimov tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexborough's Pavel Ermolin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Georgiy Grodetskiy. That made the score 3-0 after 29 minutes of play. In the 33rdth minute of the game Artem Bezrodnyi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexborough's Ippolit Bubenschikov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 33rd match minute, Mexborough was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demyan Toporkov to maneuver through the defense. 36 minutes into the game, Pavel Ermolin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mexborough's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Спартак Семей the free kick. The supporters of Спартак Семей booed when Mexborough was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavel Ermolin didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Georgiy Grodetskiy managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Mexborough's Pavel Ermolin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 40 played minutes Спартак Семей got a freekick which was hit by Mikhail Anisimov. Georgiy Grodetskiy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vladimir Evdokimov in the 41st minute. When Mexborough's Pavel Ermolin in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Спартак Семей's goalie prevented a goal. Ilya Bogachev's late challenge caught a Спартак Семей's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ilya Bogachev helped the player get up and apologised. In the 43rd minute, Ilya Bogachev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladimir Evdokimov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Georgiy Grodetskiy made a huge save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pavel Ermolin to make the kick off. A collision led to Спартак Семей getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Danil Dolinin hit a great ball. Demyan Toporkov kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Ippolit Bubenschikov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Albert Anufriev showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 57 minute of play. Georgiy Grodetskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimir Evdokimov in the 65th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Vladimir Evdokimov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexborough's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladimir Evdokimov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Georgiy Grodetskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 71 minutes, Demyan Toporkov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mexborough and the Спартак Семей players grew even worse after the yellow card. Demyan Toporkov kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. After 75 played minutes Mexborough got a freekick which was hit by Demyan Toporkov. Albert Anufriev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Ippolit Bubenschikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vladimir Evdokimov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Georgiy Grodetskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Спартак Семей's Georgiy Grodetskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Ermolin in the 86th minute of play. Anatoliy Nekrasov's late challenge caught a Спартак Семей's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anatoliy Nekrasov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th minute, Anatoliy Nekrasov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Georgiy Grodetskiy came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Mexborough's Vladimir Evdokimov. But to his dismay, Vladimir Evdokimov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Спартак Семей's Georgiy Grodetskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Ermolin in the 94th minute of play.