League

Stanway Park
Spectators: 9181 (Terracing: 6931, Seating: 2070, VIP seats: 180) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vadim Gnezditskiy got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Stanway AFC booed when Flushing was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vadim Gnezditskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Petr Tochilin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimir Dikarev, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Efim Priyatkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vadim Gnezditskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th match minute, Stanway AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduard Muhin to maneuver through the defense. When Vadim Gnezditskiy came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Flushing fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Vadim Gnezditskiy couldn't finish the play. When Flushing's Vadim Gnezditskiy in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stanway AFC's goalie prevented a goal. After 14th play minutes Vadim Gnezditskiy shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Efim Priyatkin and just under the crossbar into goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nikita Bykov got free with Petr Tochilin in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yulian Belozerov kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Efim Priyatkin came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Flushing's Vadim Gnezditskiy. But to his dismay, Vadim Gnezditskiy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 31st minute, Nikita Bykov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Petr Tochilin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Stanway AFC's Nikita Bykov got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Stanway AFC booed when Flushing was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vadim Gnezditskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Efim Priyatkin had in the 40thth minute some difficulties stopping Sergey Semenenko's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. If Zinoviy Abaidulin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Stanway AFC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Yulian Belozerov hit a great ball. Stanway AFC's Efim Priyatkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vadim Gnezditskiy in the 48th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nikita Bykov was the one to do the kick off. Yulian Belozerov kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Zinoviy Abaidulin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Efim Priyatkin made a huge save. 62 minutes into the match, Stanway AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Vadim Gnezditskiy came free, but Efim Priyatkin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Nikita Bykov, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 64 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Petr Tochilin was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Zinoviy Abaidulin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Efim Priyatkin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 69 minutes into the game, Nikita Bykov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Petr Tochilin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vadim Gnezditskiy in the 74th minute of play forced Stanway AFC's goalkeeper Efim Priyatkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 77 minutes, Arseniy Artemev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Flushing and the Stanway AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Flushing getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Arseniy Artemev hit a great ball. 79 minutes into the game, Stanway AFC's Nikita Bykov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Petr Tochilin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Efim Priyatkin was a little too slow when Vadim Gnezditskiy got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 86th minute. The score was now 3-3. The audience was convinced that Nikita Bykov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Petr Tochilin was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game.