League

Southall Park
Spectators: 8044 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 100) FC Golf GTI's Fedosey Yakushin 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. When Timofey Bogdanov fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Golf GTI's protests and gave Timofey Bogdanov a yellow card for diving instead. Timofey Bogdanov hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Igor Suhanov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Oleg Tomin. FC Golf GTI's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC Golf GTI's zone, Konstantin Handirov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oleg Tomin came out of the goal and Konstantin Handirov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 19 minutes into the match, FC Golf GTI's goal looked a bit too open when Veniamin Abuhov came free, but Oleg Tomin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Golf GTI's Oleg Tomin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Veniamin Abuhov in the 22nd minute of play. Oleg Tomin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Veniamin Abuhov, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. With an all-out effort, FC Golf GTI's Arkadiy Mishulin threw himself towards the right post 27 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fedosey Yakushin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Konstantin Handirov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hampton in Arden AFC's Veniamin Abuhov got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Golf GTI's Oleg Tomin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Veniamin Abuhov in the 40th minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Veniamin Abuhov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Oleg Tomin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Feoktist Ganelis kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After the first half Hampton in Arden AFC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Konstantin Handirov made the kick off in the second half. Arkadiy Mishulin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedosey Yakushin in the 54th minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, Elisey Divin notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Hampton in Arden AFC's Arkadiy Mishulin. Arkadiy Mishulin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fedosey Yakushin struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Arkadiy Mishulin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Golf GTI. In the 67th match minute, FC Golf GTI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egor Akinfeev to maneuver through the defense. After 69 played minutes Konstantin Handirov rounded FC Golf GTI's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-2. In the 75th minute, Elisey Divin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arkadiy Mishulin was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 82nd minute, Konstantin Handirov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Oleg Tomin. The goal made the score 2-3. With a little luck, FC Golf GTI's Oleg Tomin got control of the ball when Veniamin Abuhov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Oleg Tomin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantin Handirov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Veniamin Abuhov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Konstantin Handirov in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oleg Tomin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hampton in Arden AFC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.