League

Skipton
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Skipton AFC's Vadim Romashihin 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. Vasiliy Vampilov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Fundaminskiy having to interfere. Igor Ignatov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vadim Romashihin in the 7th minute of the match. Vladimir Fundaminskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gennadiy Gorelkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Skipton AFC's Vladimir Fundaminskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gennadiy Gorelkin in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th minute Vasiliy Vampilov 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. The supporters of Almaty Night Warriors booed when Skipton AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksandr Karyaka didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Daniil Dubnitskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Skipton AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniil Dubnitskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Igor Ignatov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Igor Ignatov made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Vadim Romashihin sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Skipton AFC booed when Almaty Night Warriors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prohor Babkin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Skipton AFC's Albert Nizovkin got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute, Vasiliy Vampilov 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasiliy Vampilov in the 27th minute of the match. After 28 minutes, David Lebedev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Skipton AFC and the Almaty Night Warriors players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Skipton AFC's David Lebedev got a free kick in the 28th minute. Gennadiy Gorelkin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Igor Ignatov was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Vadim Romashihin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vadim Romashihin really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Almaty Night Warriors's goalkeeper Igor Ignatov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 43rd minute Gennadiy Gorelkin 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. Vasiliy Vampilov struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Vladimir Fundaminskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Almaty Night Warriors. Gennadiy Gorelkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vasiliy Vampilov to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Skipton AFC booed when Almaty Night Warriors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gennadiy Gorelkin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 55th minute, Gennadiy Gorelkin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vladimir Fundaminskiy was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Vasiliy Vampilov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 65 minutes into the game, Georgiy Berezutskiy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Almaty Night Warriors's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Skipton AFC the free kick. Vadim Romashihin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Ignatov having to interfere. If Denis Budagovskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Vasiliy Vampilov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Almaty Night Warriors booed when Skipton AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikhail Larionov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karl Barantsevich took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vladimir Fundaminskiy. Skipton AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Despite being the better team, Almaty Night Warriors failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.