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Great Ayton` Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vadim Rozhkov started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Ullesthorpe FC's Arkadiy Frolovskiy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gleb Kudryavtsev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kapiton Mironov in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Andrey Shubin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 10 minutes of play, Ullesthorpe FC's Timofey Korolev made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gleb Kudryavtsev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gleb Kudryavtsev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arkadiy Frolovskiy in the 13th minute of the match. Gleb Kudryavtsev came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Ullesthorpe FC's Timofey Korolev. But to his dismay, Timofey Korolev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Kapiton Mironov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrey Shubin having to interfere. Timofey Korolev might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gleb Kudryavtsev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Timofey Korolev ran back to his position shaking his head. Arkadiy Frolovskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gleb Kudryavtsev having to interfere. Gleb Kudryavtsev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timofey Korolev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gleb Kudryavtsev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arkadiy Frolovskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 32 minutes into the game, Oleg Abramson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ullesthorpe FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Great Ayton AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Ullesthorpe FC's Oleg Abramson got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Andrey Shubin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonid Kazachkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 34 minutes, Timofey Korolev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ullesthorpe FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Timofey Korolev 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 37th minute, Kapiton Mironov 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. Kapiton Mironov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrey Shubin having to interfere. Kapiton Mironov charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kapiton Mironov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 42 played minutes Great Ayton AFC got a freekick which was hit by Kapiton Mironov. When Felix Panin fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Great Ayton AFC's protests and gave Felix Panin a yellow card for diving instead. After 45 played minutes Great Ayton AFC got a freekick which was hit by Felix Panin. The audience held their breath when Stepan Rodionov in the 47th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Gleb Kudryavtsev's left hand side. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

If Artem Scherbakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gleb Kudryavtsev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artem Scherbakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Gleb Kudryavtsev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timofey Korolev in the 57th minute of the match. After having played for 59 minutes, Kapiton Mironov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Great Ayton AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kapiton Mironov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Great Ayton AFC's Gleb Kudryavtsev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Great Ayton AFC from getting a goal against them. Gleb Kudryavtsev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timofey Korolev in the 67th minute of play. Andrey Shubin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vadim Rozhkov's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. Kapiton Mironov kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Kapiton Mironov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 77 minutes of play, Ullesthorpe FC's Oleg Abramson made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gleb Kudryavtsev was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Kapiton Mironov in the 83rd minute of play forced Ullesthorpe FC's goalkeeper Andrey Shubin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Timofey Korolev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Gleb Kudryavtsev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gleb Kudryavtsev came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Ullesthorpe FC's Arkadiy Frolovskiy. But to his dismay, Arkadiy Frolovskiy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Andrey Shubin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonid Kazachkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vadim Rozhkov in the 97th minute of play forced Ullesthorpe FC's goalkeeper Andrey Shubin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ullesthorpe FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.