League

Launceston Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Lev Vyun started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Lev Vyun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 6 minutes, Aleksandr Baboshin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Launceston AFC and the Streatham players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Launceston AFC's Aleksandr Baboshin got a free kick in the 6th minute. When Launceston AFC's Ivan Politov in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Streatham's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpected shot in the 11th minute by Danil Ermakov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 12 minutes into the match, Launceston AFC's Ivan Politov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nikolay Baranchikov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Danil Ermakov could shoot a difficult shot in the 16th minute, which Nikolay Baranchikov however easily saved by the left post. After 16 played minutes Streatham got a freekick which was hit by Ilya Goryachiy. The supporters of Streatham booed when Launceston AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dmitriy Shubin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ivan Politov during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 22nd minute, Ivan Politov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Launceston AFC booed when Streatham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leontiy Filimonov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 29 played minutes, Launceston AFC's Nikita Levkov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nikolay Baranchikov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Launceston AFC reached it. If Ivan Politov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivan Politov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikolay Baranchikov having to interfere. Nikolay Baranchikov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danil Ermakov in the 38th minute. When Launceston AFC's Danil Ermakov in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Streatham's goalie prevented a goal. If Ivan Politov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ilya Goryachiy's late challenge caught a Launceston AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ilya Goryachiy helped the player get up and apologised. After 46 played minutes Streatham got a freekick which was hit by Ilya Goryachiy. With a little luck, Streatham's Nikolay Baranchikov got control of the ball when Danil Ermakov tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leontiy Filimonov during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 48th minute, Leontiy Filimonov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ivan Politov to strike the kick off in the second half. When Danil Ermakov came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Launceston AFC 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 Danil Ermakov couldn't finish the play. Nikolay Baranchikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danil Ermakov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yakov Nosov charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yakov Nosov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Streatham's Yakov Nosov got a free kick in the 62nd minute. 66 minutes into the match, Launceston AFC's goalkeeper Oskar Karamanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roman Samonov. Danil Ermakov struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Nikolay Baranchikov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Launceston AFC. Nikolay Baranchikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danil Ermakov in the 72nd minute of the match. Roman Samonov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Oskar Karamanov made a huge save. In the 75th minute of the match Stanislav Ryabov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nikolay Baranchikov skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Streatham getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Oleg Fomin hit a great ball. Nikita Levkov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nikolay Baranchikov. Streatham's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Lev Vyun might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oskar Karamanov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lev Vyun ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dmitriy Shubin during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th minute, Dmitriy Shubin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.