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Crediton Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vladislav Tsvetkov got the match started through his kick off. When Vladislav Panferov came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Saryarka United 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 Vladislav Panferov couldn't finish the play. After having played for 6 minutes, Vladislav Tsvetkov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Saryarka United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladislav Tsvetkov 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 8th minute, Vladislav Panferov 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. Evgeniy Kazenin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Orekhov having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 12 minutes, Anton Orekhov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 13 minutes into the match, Crediton City's goal looked a bit too open when Platon Galkin came free, but Efim Degtyarenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute, Emmanuil Cherushov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladislav Panferov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Efim Degtyarenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anton Orekhov made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Evgeniy Kazenin sent off a good shot on target. In the 23rd minute, Vladislav Panferov 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 rather tough play, Crediton City's Kirill Golubkin got a free kick in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Crediton City's Evgeniy Kazenin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anton Orekhov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Stepan Churzin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Konstantin Alekseenko made in the 30th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Saryarka United's Denis Filonov. Denis Filonov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 32 minutes into the game, Timofey Lytkin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Crediton City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Saryarka United the free kick. In the 32nd match minute, Crediton City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timofey Lytkin to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the match, Vladislav Panferov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Efim Degtyarenko. Crediton City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vladislav Panferov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 37th minute Stepan Churzin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Orekhov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Viktor Kachanovskiy took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 39th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Efim Degtyarenko. Crediton City's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Efim Degtyarenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladislav Panferov in the 41st minute of the match. Efim Degtyarenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavel Nikonov in the 43rd minute of play. After 46 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Saryarka United! The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stepan Churzin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Saryarka United's Pavel Nikonov quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gerasim Podkovyrov, made in the 58th minute of the game. Anton Orekhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evgeniy Kazenin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th match minute, Saryarka United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viktor Kachanovskiy to maneuver through the defense. Crediton City's Efim Degtyarenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladislav Tsvetkov in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute Vladislav Tsvetkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efim Degtyarenko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladislav Tsvetkov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Vladislav Tsvetkov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saryarka United's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladislav Tsvetkov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Efim Degtyarenko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Evgeniy Kazenin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Orekhov having to interfere. When Kirill Golubkin fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crediton City's protests and gave Kirill Golubkin a yellow card for diving instead. After 88 played minutes Saryarka United got a freekick which was hit by Pavel Nikonov. In the 90th minute Stepan Churzin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Orekhov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Saryarka United's zone, Stepan Churzin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anton Orekhov came out of the goal and Stepan Churzin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Evgeniy Kazenin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pavel Nikonov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Efim Degtyarenko made a huge save. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Crediton City were victorious despite being under pressure from Saryarka United for much of the match.