League Play-Off

Hook Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Olympique de Marsella's Aleksandr Bodyashkin 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. Kapiton Lokotnikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oleg Kostin, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Dmitriy Haritonov 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oleg Kostin in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kapiton Lokotnikov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Olympique de Marsella's Lev Popovskiy got a free kick in the 13th minute. Dmitriy Haritonov might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kapiton Lokotnikov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dmitriy Haritonov ran back to his position shaking his head. Oleg Kostin might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kapiton Lokotnikov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oleg Kostin ran back to his position shaking his head. Aleksandr Bodyashkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boris Baklykov having to interfere. When Oleg Kostin fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Biggin Hill's protests and gave Oleg Kostin a yellow card for diving instead. If Dmitriy Haritonov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Boris Klimashevskiy was extremely unlucky when he, in the 33rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Irakliy Zapolskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Irakliy Zapolskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 35 played minutes Biggin Hill got a freekick which was hit by Irakliy Zapolskiy. The supporters of Olympique de Marsella booed when Biggin Hill was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dmitriy Haritonov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Oleg Kostin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Biggin Hill's supporters rose to their feet, but Oleg Kostin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kapiton Lokotnikov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 46th minute Oleg Kostin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kapiton Lokotnikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Dmitriy Haritonov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kapiton Lokotnikov was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dmitriy Haritonov was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Biggin Hill's Semen Alekseev got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Kapiton Lokotnikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dmitriy Haritonov in the 55th minute of the match. If Oleg Kostin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Dmitriy Haritonov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kapiton Lokotnikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dmitriy Haritonov, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After 82 minutes, Efim Lebedev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Olympique de Marsella and the Biggin Hill players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Biggin Hill booed when Olympique de Marsella was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Efim Lebedev didn't get a good kick on the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Olympique de Marsella's goal looked a bit too open when Dmitriy Haritonov came free, but Kapiton Lokotnikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Oleg Kostin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 87 played minutes Olympique de Marsella got a freekick which was hit by Lev Popovskiy. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Olympique de Marsella's goalkeeper Kapiton Lokotnikov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In a very dangerous position, a player in Olympique de Marsella fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 89th minute. Penalty! In the 91st minute there was a penalty for Biggin Hill. Semen Alekseev stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Kapiton Lokotnikov. 0-1. 97 minutes into the game, Oleg Kostin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kapiton Lokotnikov. Oleg Kostin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2.