League Play-Off

Alfonso Lopez
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Adam Babkin made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to U23 тобынан соққылар getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Petr Alekseenko hit a great ball. Sergey Vorontsov hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the match, U23 тобынан соққылар's goal looked a bit too open when Lev Vinogradov came free, but Lauras Mészáros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dmitriy Savin hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Vladislav Gurin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Lauras Mészáros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Vladlen Kosichkin fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U23 тобынан соққылар's protests and gave Vladlen Kosichkin a yellow card for diving instead. After 21 played minutes U23 тобынан соққылар got a freekick which was hit by Vladlen Kosichkin. Lauras Mészáros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lev Vinogradov, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Lauras Mészáros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lev Vinogradov in the 24th minute of the match. U23 тобынан соққылар's Lauras Mészáros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yakov Lyabakh in the 26th minute of play. The supporters of Northampton booed when U23 тобынан соққылар was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dmitriy Savin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as U23 тобынан соққылар's Pavel Dmitriev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Oleg Izyumov. That made the score 1-0 after 34 minutes of play. Adam Babkin 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. Vladislav Gurin struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Lauras Mészáros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Northampton. Vladislav Gurin might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lauras Mészáros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vladislav Gurin ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Babkin in the 47th minute of play forced U23 тобынан соққылар's goalkeeper Lauras Mészáros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

With 52 minutes on the clock, Danila Fomichev commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Northampton:s Oleg Izyumov showed great skill when he stopped Innokentiy Belenko:s penalty. Lauras Mészáros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yakov Lyabakh, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Northampton's goal looked a bit too open when Pavel Dmitriev came free, but Oleg Izyumov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Yakov Lyabakh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oleg Izyumov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavel Dmitriev, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 73 played minutes U23 тобынан соққылар got a freekick which was hit by Vladlen Kosichkin. If Yakov Lyabakh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the game, Vyacheslav Tarasov threw the ball into play from the sideline. Northampton's Yakov Lyabakh quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After having played for 88 minutes, Yakov Lyabakh managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Northampton's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yakov Lyabakh was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 92 minutes, Vladislav Gurin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Northampton's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladislav Gurin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 93rd minute, Yakov Lyabakh fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Lauras Mészáros, passed just outside the right post. In the 98th minute of the match, Vladislav Gurin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lauras Mészáros was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When the referee blew the final whistle, U23 тобынан соққылар could leave the field as winners, despite Northampton having more of the ball for most of the match.