League

Formby
Spectators: 6851 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Leonid Aleshintsev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Florenskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Formby's Pavel Kirponos got a free kick in the 6th minute. Filimon Prosenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Varlam Potemin came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Downton FC 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 Varlam Potemin couldn't finish the play. Igor Mamontov kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Filimon Prosenko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vyacheslav Arhipov was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Pavel Kirponos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute Filimon Prosenko 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. Filimon Prosenko took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vyacheslav Arhipov. Vyacheslav Arhipov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 30 played minutes Downton FC got a freekick which was hit by Filimon Prosenko. With his leg David Florenskiy managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when Formby's Pavel Kirponos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Filimon Prosenko hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. David Florenskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonid Aleshintsev in the 42nd minute of the match. Formby's Leonid Aleshintsev was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 43rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 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.

Pavel Kirponos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. David Florenskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vyacheslav Arhipov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filimon Prosenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The supporters of Formby booed when Downton FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grigoriy Solomatin didn't get a good kick on the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Formby's goalkeeper Vyacheslav Arhipov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grigoriy Solomatin. David Florenskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonid Aleshintsev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 71 minutes, Varlam Potemin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Downton FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Varlam Potemin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Formby's Vyacheslav Arhipov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filimon Prosenko in the 73rd minute of play. Varlam Potemin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 80thth minute tested the skills of Vyacheslav Arhipov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Filimon Prosenko might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vyacheslav Arhipov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Filimon Prosenko ran back to his position shaking his head. Formby's Vyacheslav Arhipov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Formby from getting a goal against them. 85 minutes into the match, Formby's goalkeeper Vyacheslav Arhipov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Filimon Prosenko. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Downton FC's goalkeeper David Florenskiy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Varlam Potemin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Downton FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.