League

Shaftesbury
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Aleksey Stukalov notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Shaftesbury's Rudolf Fomichev. Rudolf Fomichev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Andrey Zurabov scored 1-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Taras Kulalaev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Shaftesbury's Andrey Zurabov got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vadim Gendelev in the 12th minute of play forced Sutton in Ashfield AFC's goalkeeper Taras Kulalaev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Vadim Gendelev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Taras Kulalaev made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Aleksey Koni sent off a good shot on target. After 18 played minutes Shaftesbury got a freekick which was hit by Andrey Zurabov. Vadim Gendelev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Taras Kulalaev having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Vadim Gendelev fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 29 minutes into the match, Sutton in Ashfield AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Boris Emelyanov came free, but Taras Kulalaev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sutton in Ashfield AFC's Vladimir Shilovskiy got a free kick in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitaliy Mironov in the 34th minute of play forced Shaftesbury's goalkeeper Rudolf Fomichev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrey Zurabov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Taras Kulalaev having to interfere. Taras Kulalaev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrey Zurabov in the 44th minute. In the 46thth minute of the game Vadim Gendelev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sutton in Ashfield AFC's Taras Kulalaev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vadim Gendelev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Vadim Gendelev 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. When Andrey Zurabov came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Shaftesbury 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 Andrey Zurabov couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Andrey Zurabov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Taras Kulalaev was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. If Vadim Gendelev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Shaftesbury's Vadim Gendelev in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sutton in Ashfield AFC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Andrey Kapustin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Taras Kulalaev was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. The attack was good, but when Vadim Gendelev in the 69th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Andrey Zurabov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Taras Kulalaev having to interfere. Vadim Gendelev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Taras Kulalaev having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Andrey Zurabov made a precise shot to the right of Taras Kulalaev. Sutton in Ashfield AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Shaftesbury's Andrey Zurabov got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Taras Kulalaev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vadim Gendelev, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Vadim Gendelev scored 3-1 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Taras Kulalaev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 96thth minute of the game Andrey Zurabov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sutton in Ashfield AFC's Taras Kulalaev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Shaftesbury's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.