League

Sunderland
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emmanuil Sadyrin started the match with the kick off. 10 minutes into the match, Launceston AFC's Danil Ermakov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Oleg Knyazevskiy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Launceston AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when Emmanuil Sadyrin scored to the left of an out of position Oskar Karamanov, making the score, 1-0. In the 20th minute, Danil Ermakov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Launceston AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 27th minute Danil Ermakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oleg Knyazevskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Launceston AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Emmanuil Sadyrin 29 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ivan Politov in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Oleg Knyazevskiy saved Sunderland from getting behind. In the 33rd minute, Stanislav Grekov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ivan Politov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oleg Knyazevskiy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. In the 46th minute of the match Vadim Dudakovskiy shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Oskar Karamanov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Danil Ermakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oleg Knyazevskiy having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ivan Politov to strike the kick off in the second half. If Danil Ermakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emmanuil Sadyrin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anton Agafonov during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Sunderland getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Anton Agafonov hit a great ball. Nikita Levkov shot from long distance in the 67th minute, but Oleg Knyazevskiy was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Oleg Knyazevskiy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danil Ermakov in the 70th minute. Danil Ermakov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Oleg Knyazevskiy made a huge save. In the 77th match minute, Launceston AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dmitriy Shubin to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Sunderland's zone, Danil Ermakov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oleg Knyazevskiy came out of the goal and Danil Ermakov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Ivan Politov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oleg Knyazevskiy was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Oleg Knyazevskiy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danil Ermakov in the 93rd minute. Sunderland's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.