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Cottingham Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Vladimir Zabegalin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vladimir Zabegalin in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vladimir Fundaminskiy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Andrey Abramtsev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Kirill Fomichev fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Skipton AFC's protests and gave Kirill Fomichev a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Cottingham City booed when Skipton AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kirill Fomichev didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Skipton AFC's Kirill Fomichev got a free kick in the 8th minute. A collision led to Skipton AFC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Aleksandr Karyaka hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Vladimir Zabegalin 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. After a defensive mix-up in Skipton AFC's zone, Vladimir Zabegalin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vladimir Fundaminskiy came out of the goal and Vladimir Zabegalin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Andrey Abramtsev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cottingham City's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrey Abramtsev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vladimir Fundaminskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ruslan Strelkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Skipton AFC's Kirill Fomichev got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vitaliy Gulyaev lost his temper 25 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 25 minutes into the game, one of Cottingham City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Sergey Solomonov hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cottingham City's zone, Yakov Suhanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Egor Akbulatov came out of the goal and Yakov Suhanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Egor Akbulatov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kirill Fomichev, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Skipton AFC's goalkeeper Vladimir Fundaminskiy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sergey Solomonov. After a rather tough play, Skipton AFC's Albert Nizovkin got a free kick in the 40th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Skipton AFC's zone, Andrey Abramtsev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vladimir Fundaminskiy came out of the goal and Andrey Abramtsev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 45th minute, Andrey Abramtsev 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. Vladimir Fundaminskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruslan Strelkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vadim Romashihin was the one to do the kick off. Vladimir Fundaminskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruslan Strelkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute Ruslan Strelkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Fundaminskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladimir Fundaminskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruslan Strelkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Kirill Fomichev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniil Dubnitskiy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Egor Akbulatov made a huge save. Andrey Abramtsev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Vladimir Fundaminskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andrey Abramtsev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Fundaminskiy having to interfere. The supporters of Cottingham City booed when Skipton AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kirill Fomichev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vladimir Fundaminskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrey Abramtsev in the 81st minute of play. Cottingham City's Sergey Solomonov got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 84th minute, Daniil Dubnitskiy fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Andrey Abramtsev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aleksandr Karyaka could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Egor Akbulatov made a huge save. If Ruslan Strelkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Skipton AFC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Cottingham City's much stronger midfield.