League

Dursley Stadium
Spectators: 8065 (Terracing: 6050, Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 160) After a rather tough play, Football Manager Club's Aleksandr Levtsov got a free kick in the 11th minute. Leonid Aleshintsev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Boris Smirnov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Formby booed when Football Manager Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksandr Levtsov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Football Manager Club's Boris Smirnov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislav Garkalin in the 37th minute of play. Leonid Aleshintsev scored 0-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Boris Smirnov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Football Manager Club players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Formby were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Neymar Neymar made a kick off. Boris Smirnov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pavel Kirponos in the 52nd minute. Boris Smirnov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pavel Kirponos in the 57th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Football Manager Club's goalkeeper Boris Smirnov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pavel Kirponos. In the 66th minute, Leonid Aleshintsev 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. The long shot by Natan Churbanov in the 72nd minute really tested Boris Smirnov's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 74 minutes into the match, Football Manager Club's goal looked a bit too open when Leonid Aleshintsev came free, but Boris Smirnov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boris Smirnov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonid Aleshintsev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute Mikhail Badamshin 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. Boris Smirnov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonid Aleshintsev in the 89th minute of the match. Boris Smirnov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pavel Kirponos in the 90th minute. In the 96th minute Leonid Aleshintsev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boris Smirnov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Formby supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Formby would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.