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Northampton
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adam Babkin got the match started through his kick off. Oleg Izyumov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonid Aleshintsev, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Formby's goalkeeper Vyacheslav Arhipov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vladislav Gurin. After having played for 8 minutes, Lev Vinogradov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Northampton's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lev Vinogradov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Oleg Izyumov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonid Aleshintsev, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Northampton's goal looked a bit too open when Pavel Kirponos came free, but Oleg Izyumov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yakov Lyabakh in the 15th minute of play forced Formby's goalkeeper Vyacheslav Arhipov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladislav Gurin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Oleg Izyumov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavel Kirponos, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Natan Churbanov charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Natan Churbanov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 22nd match minute, Formby was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natan Churbanov to maneuver through the defense. When Adam Babkin came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Northampton 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 Adam Babkin couldn't finish the play. Vyacheslav Arhipov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Babkin in the 24th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Vladislav Gurin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Vyacheslav Arhipov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Babkin in the 34th minute of play forced Formby's goalkeeper Vyacheslav Arhipov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute Vladislav Gurin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vyacheslav Arhipov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute Adam Babkin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vyacheslav Arhipov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Northampton's Oleg Izyumov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonid Aleshintsev in the 45th minute of play.

Adam Babkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Vyacheslav Arhipov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The attack was good, but when Vladislav Gurin in the 58th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Babkin in the 60th minute of play forced Formby's goalkeeper Vyacheslav Arhipov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Northampton's Oleg Izyumov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonid Aleshintsev in the 65th minute of play. Oleg Izyumov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonid Aleshintsev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Potap Lanovoy in the 68th minute of play forced Northampton's goalkeeper Oleg Izyumov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Yakov Lyabakh fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Northampton's protests and gave Yakov Lyabakh a yellow card for diving instead. Yakov Lyabakh kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. The supporters of Northampton booed when Formby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonid Shumov didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Northampton getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Lev Vinogradov hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Formby's goalkeeper Vyacheslav Arhipov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 84th minute of the match Grigoriy Lopuhov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vyacheslav Arhipov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Lev Vinogradov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Vyacheslav Arhipov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute Adam Babkin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vyacheslav Arhipov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Northampton's Yakov Lyabakh got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vyacheslav Arhipov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladislav Gurin, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Lev Vinogradov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Vyacheslav Arhipov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 94 minutes into the match, Formby's goal looked a bit too open when Vladislav Gurin came free, but Vyacheslav Arhipov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 97 minutes into the match, Northampton's Vladislav Gurin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vyacheslav Arhipov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Northampton fully deserved thier win.