League

Englefield Green
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Igor Klebanov kicked off to start the match. Pavel Sverdlov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Mikhail Petuhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Georgiy Kalakutskiy in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Matvey Abramtsev saved Finglesham United from getting behind. Valentin Florenskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Mikhail Petuhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, FC Aktobe's Valter Tsarkov got a free kick in the 13th minute. Mikhail Petuhov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Florenskiy in the 14th minute of the match. With his leg Matvey Abramtsev managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when FC Aktobe's Georgiy Kalakutskiy fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Georgiy Kalakutskiy got free with Matvey Abramtsev in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Valentin Florenskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valentin Florenskiy struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Mikhail Petuhov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Finglesham United. Fedor Burlyaev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matvey Abramtsev having to interfere. A collision led to Finglesham United getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Dmitriy Kolachevskiy hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Valentin Florenskiy sped through FC Aktobe's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mikhail Petuhov. Finglesham United's Pavel Sverdlov got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pavel Sverdlov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mikhail Petuhov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Florenskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 49th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pavel Sverdlov made a kick off. Valentin Florenskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 54th minute, Pavel Sverdlov 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. Valentin Florenskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Anton Mamentev fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Finglesham United's protests and gave Anton Mamentev a yellow card for diving instead. Anton Mamentev hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentin Florenskiy got free with Mikhail Petuhov in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentin Florenskiy got free with Mikhail Petuhov in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pavel Sverdlov was extremely unlucky when he, in the 73rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. FC Aktobe's Mikhail Petuhov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Sverdlov in the 76th minute of play. Matvey Abramtsev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Georgiy Kalakutskiy in the 78th minute of the match. The supporters of Finglesham United booed when FC Aktobe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Rybakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valentin Florenskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anton Mamentev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Finglesham United booed when FC Aktobe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valter Tsarkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Georgiy Kalakutskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Georgiy Kalakutskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 94 played minutes FC Aktobe got a freekick which was hit by Georgiy Kalakutskiy. When Pavel Sverdlov came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Finglesham United 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 Pavel Sverdlov couldn't finish the play. Finglesham United's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.