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Newton Abbot
Spectators: 6854 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1854, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vasiliy Grishechkin got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Purfleet AFC's Albert Zhirkov got control of the ball when Anton Zubinskiy tried to sneak it across the goal line. 4 minutes into the game, Georgiy Artemev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Artur Rappoport was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 8th minute, Karl Shelagin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Artur Rappoport was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Anton Zubinskiy struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Albert Zhirkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Newton Abbot. 13 minutes into the match, Purfleet AFC's goal looked a bit too open when David Baluba came free, but Albert Zhirkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Purfleet AFC's Sergey Orekhov got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Artur Rappoport stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vasiliy Grishechkin's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Karl Shelagin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Rappoport having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, David Baluba dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Albert Zhirkov, 1-2. With a little luck, Purfleet AFC's Albert Zhirkov got control of the ball when Semen Vyazemskiy tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Sergey Orekhov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Albert Zhirkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Semen Vyazemskiy in the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st match minute, Purfleet AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danil Volchkov to maneuver through the defense. Oleg Adrianov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Albert Zhirkov. Purfleet AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Purfleet AFC booed when Newton Abbot was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergey Kapustin didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Purfleet AFC's Vasiliy Grishechkin in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Newton Abbot's goalie prevented a goal. Vasiliy Grishechkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karl Shelagin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Artur Rappoport tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Artur Rappoport made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Orekhov in the 48th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The wind increased when David Baluba made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Purfleet AFC booed when Newton Abbot was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oleg Adrianov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Artur Rappoport showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasiliy Grishechkin in the 55th minute of the match. Vasiliy Grishechkin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Artur Rappoport firmly grabbed it by the left post. Vasiliy Grishechkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 62 minutes of play, Purfleet AFC's Sergey Orekhov made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artur Rappoport was left in no man's land by his defense there! With 67 minutes on the clock, Boris Arbenin commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 67 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Purfleet AFC! In the 70th minute, Georgiy Artemev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Artur Rappoport showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergey Orekhov in the 73rd minute of the match. After having played for 75 minutes, Karl Shelagin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Purfleet AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karl Shelagin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 78th minute, Karl Shelagin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Artur Rappoport was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Newton Abbot's goalkeeper Artur Rappoport, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 85 minutes into the match, Purfleet AFC's goal looked a bit too open when David Baluba came free, but Albert Zhirkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oleg Gogolevskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Artur Rappoport tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sergey Kapustin hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. David Baluba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Albert Zhirkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Newton Abbot fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Purfleet AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.