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Rochford Park
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vladimir Zabegalin kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the game, Sergey Solomonov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cottingham City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rochford the free kick. In the 3rd match minute, Cottingham City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergey Solomonov to maneuver through the defense. A long shot from Kirill Trushin in the 4th minute of play was well struck, but Egor Akbulatov made a really good save at the right post. Egor Akbulatov made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Rasul Verhovtsev sent off a good shot on target. 7 minutes into the game, Cottingham City's Vladimir Zabegalin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rudolf Savvin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 10 minutes into the match, Vladimir Zabegalin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rudolf Savvin. Rochford's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vladimir Zabegalin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 14 minutes into the match, Rochford's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Zabegalin came free, but Rudolf Savvin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Rochford getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Aleksandr Belov hit a great ball. After having played for 16 minutes, Vladimir Zabegalin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cottingham City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladimir Zabegalin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rochford's Rudolf Savvin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruslan Strelkov in the 18th minute of play. Egor Akbulatov made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Rasul Verhovtsev sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st minute Vladimir Zabegalin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rudolf Savvin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladimir Zabegalin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rochford's Rudolf Savvin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruslan Strelkov in the 26th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Kirill Trushin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32ndth minute of the game Andrey Abramtsev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rochford's Rudolf Savvin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Andrey Abramtsev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the match, Rochford's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Abramtsev came free, but Rudolf Savvin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ruslan Strelkov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rudolf Savvin having to make a save. After having played for 42 minutes, Sergey Solomonov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cottingham City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sergey Solomonov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ruslan Strelkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Rudolf Savvin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th minute, Kondrat Sosin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andrey Abramtsev in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rudolf Savvin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rustam Veselov to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, one of Cottingham City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After some careless play in the Cottingham City defense, Rustam Veselov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Egor Akbulatov. The Cottingham City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Egor Akbulatov should have stopped the shot. Egor Akbulatov came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Rochford's Kondrat Sosin. But to his dismay, Kondrat Sosin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. 75 minutes into the game, Rochford's Vladimir Shafirov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Egor Akbulatov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. Andrey Abramtsev might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rudolf Savvin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrey Abramtsev ran back to his position shaking his head. Ruslan Strelkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vladimir Shafirov kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Sergey Solomonov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Ruslan Strelkov came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Cottingham City 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 Ruslan Strelkov couldn't finish the play. If Andrey Abramtsev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrey Abramtsev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudolf Savvin having to interfere. After 96 played minutes Rochford got a freekick which was hit by Vladimir Shafirov. Ruslan Strelkov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Rochford were victorious despite being under pressure from Cottingham City for much of the match.