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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mark Tverdikov kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Birmingham Kings Heath's goalkeeper Rudolf Belov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bolton's Semen Baburov got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rudolf Belov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Semen Baburov, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Rudolf Belov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Semen Baburov, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Nikolay Malafeev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boris Plyasunov having to interfere. 14 minutes into the game, Grigoriy Olifirenko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bolton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Birmingham Kings Heath the free kick. Grigoriy Olifirenko hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 16th match minute, Birmingham Kings Heath was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimir Fiveiskiy to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Bolton's zone, Savva Kolba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boris Plyasunov came out of the goal and Savva Kolba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Egor Lupanenko hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Evgeniy Svoroboyarskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Evgeniy Svoroboyarskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st match minute, Bolton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evgeniy Svoroboyarskiy to maneuver through the defense. Nikolay Malafeev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boris Plyasunov having to interfere. If Mark Tverdikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Birmingham Kings Heath defense, Mark Tverdikov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rudolf Belov. The Birmingham Kings Heath fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rudolf Belov should have stopped the shot. Birmingham Kings Heath's Rudolf Belov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Tverdikov in the 48th minute of play. After the first half Bolton were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nikolay Malafeev was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd play minute Semen Baburov came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Rudolf Belov. 0-2. With a little luck, Birmingham Kings Heath's Rudolf Belov got control of the ball when Semen Baburov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rudolf Belov came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Bolton's Semen Baburov. But to his dismay, Semen Baburov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 63rd minute, Nikolay Malafeev made a precise shot to the right of Boris Plyasunov. Bolton's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Rudolf Belov was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Semen Baburov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Semen Baburov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. In the 76th minute, Semen Baburov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rudolf Belov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-6. 81 minutes into the game, Bolton's Semen Baburov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rudolf Belov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-7. After 85 minutes, Egor Efimov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Birmingham Kings Heath and the Bolton players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Bolton booed when Birmingham Kings Heath was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egor Efimov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Mark Tverdikov came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Bolton 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 Mark Tverdikov couldn't finish the play. Semen Baburov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 91 minutes of play, Birmingham Kings Heath's Nikolay Malafeev made it 2-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Boris Plyasunov was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Bolton walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.