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Bişkek Spartak Arena
Spectators: 8012 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gavriil Hanevskiy made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Konstantin Zaitsev during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 2 played minutes Dordoı FC got a freekick which was hit by Konstantin Zaitsev. Georgiy Lyagachev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Lipovtsev, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Matvey Petuhov charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matvey Petuhov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 7 played minutes Watton-at-Stone City got a freekick which was hit by Matvey Petuhov. Leonid Kolhidov was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 8th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 13thth minute of the game Denis Lipovtsev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dordoı FC's Georgiy Lyagachev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zahar Zernin might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Georgiy Lyagachev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zahar Zernin ran back to his position shaking his head. Denis Lipovtsev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Georgiy Lyagachev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Denis Lipovtsev put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Georgiy Lyagachev. After 22 minutes, Gavriil Hanevskiy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dordoı FC and the Watton-at-Stone City players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Dordoı FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Gavriil Hanevskiy hit a great ball. After 23 minutes, Zahar Zernin made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Dordoı FC's Georgiy Lyagachev tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Denis Lipovtsev struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Georgiy Lyagachev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Watton-at-Stone City. Georgiy Lyagachev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zahar Zernin in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 34thth minute of the game Zahar Zernin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dordoı FC's Georgiy Lyagachev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Evgeniy Stolov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gavriil Hanevskiy in the 36th minute of play. Gavriil Hanevskiy 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. After a defensive mix-up in Dordoı FC's zone, Zahar Zernin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Georgiy Lyagachev came out of the goal and Zahar Zernin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zahar Zernin was the one to do the kick off. Gavriil Hanevskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Evgeniy Stolov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gavriil Hanevskiy in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Evgeniy Stolov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Denis Lipovtsevs short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Georgiy Lyagachev to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Georgiy Lyagachev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zahar Zernin, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the game, Zahar Zernin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Georgiy Lyagachev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gavriil Hanevskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evgeniy Stolov having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Watton-at-Stone City had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.