League

Ross on Wye
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ross on Wye City's David Blankov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ivan Rybalko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonid Berdnikov having to interfere. Mikhail Chuvilev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vladimir Rozhkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Blankov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, Knaresborough's goalkeeper Vladimir Rozhkov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karl Krichmar. When Karl Krichmar came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Ross on Wye City 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 Karl Krichmar couldn't finish the play. Karl Krichmar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Vladimir Rozhkov made a huge save. In the 20th minute of the match, David Blankov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vladimir Rozhkov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ivan Rybalko charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ivan Rybalko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th minute of the match David Blankov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vladimir Rozhkov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Vladimir Rozhkov made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Karl Krichmar sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Svyatoslav Kuznetsov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonid Berdnikov was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Ivan Rybalko might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leonid Berdnikov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ivan Rybalko ran back to his position shaking his head. Vladimir Rozhkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Blankov, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After some careless play in the Knaresborough defense, David Blankov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vladimir Rozhkov. The Knaresborough fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vladimir Rozhkov should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nikolay Pertsov during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ross on Wye City getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Nikolay Pertsov hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the game, one of Knaresborough:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 2-0 came through a penalty shot after 48 played minutes, when Ross on Wye City:s David Blankov calmly waited for Knaresborough:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post.

The wind increased when Egor Kondratiev made the kick off in the second half. Karl Krichmar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Rozhkov having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Dmitriy Kuklov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Konstantin Zubrov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 70th play minutes Egor Kondratiev shot 3-1, a short shot which went by Leonid Berdnikov and just under the crossbar into goal. Knaresborough's Vladimir Rozhkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl Krichmar in the 73rd minute of play. Vladimir Rozhkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Blankov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Knaresborough's Vladimir Rozhkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arseniy Sotnik in the 75th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Ivan Rybalko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arseniy Sotnik hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the match, Ross on Wye City's goal looked a bit too open when Egor Kondratiev came free, but Leonid Berdnikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute, Mikhail Chuvilev reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leonid Berdnikov. The goal made the score 3-2. Mikhail Chuvilev charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mikhail Chuvilev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th minute, Mikhail Chuvilev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 97th minute, Karl Krichmar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ross on Wye City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ross on Wye City had won after a very even match.