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Bury St Edmunds Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Bury St Edmunds's Dmitriy Knyazev 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. Denis Bolotov struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Efim Priyatkin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bury St Edmunds. Stanway AFC's Efim Priyatkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dmitriy Knyazev in the 5th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Stanway AFC's zone, Dmitriy Knyazev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Efim Priyatkin came out of the goal and Dmitriy Knyazev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 12 minutes, Eduard Muhin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stanway AFC and the Bury St Edmunds players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 12 played minutes Stanway AFC got a freekick which was hit by Eduard Muhin. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Denis Bolotov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bury St Edmunds's supporters rose to their feet, but Denis Bolotov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Efim Priyatkin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eduard Muhin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Filimon Evel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With 22 minutes on the clock, Daniil Chernov commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Filimon Evel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikita Bykov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 31 minutes, Nikita Bykov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stanway AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikita Bykov 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 32nd match minute, Bury St Edmunds was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gleb Gorskiy to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Bury St Edmunds's Denis Bolotov got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Efim Priyatkin was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Denis Bolotov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Denis Bolotov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After having played for 40 minutes, Nikita Bykov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stanway AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikita Bykov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vladimir Dikarev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Filimon Evel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Igor Zaitsev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 48th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Filimon Evel. Bury St Edmunds's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nikita Bykov to make the kick off. Stanway AFC's Nikita Bykov got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bury St Edmunds's Denis Bolotov got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 72nd minute, Nikita Bykov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Denis Bolotov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 78 played minutes Stanway AFC got a freekick which was hit by Grigoriy Bryzgalov. In the 79th minute, Denis Bolotov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Denis Bolotov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nikita Bykov in the 84thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Filimon Evel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 85th minute, Denis Bolotov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Denis Bolotov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Efim Priyatkin having to make a save. Bury St Edmunds's Filimon Evel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Bury St Edmunds from getting a goal against them. Dmitriy Knyazev hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. In the 97th minute of the match Igor Zaitsev sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Filimon Evel skillfully saved the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.