League

Knaresborough Stadiu
Spectators: 7012 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1862, VIP seats: 150) Egor Kondratiev started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Vladimir Zaitsev fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Aktobe's protests and gave Vladimir Zaitsev a yellow card for diving instead. Vladimir Zaitsev hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Svyatoslav Kuznetsov 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. Egor Kondratiev's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Zinoviy Perepelkin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 10th minute, Knaresborough's Egor Kondratiev dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Svyatoslav Kuznetsov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zinoviy Perepelkin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. After 18 played minutes Knaresborough got a freekick which was hit by Igor Blokhin. In the 20th minute of the match Gennadiy Kallash sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vladimir Rozhkov skillfully saved the ball. Zinoviy Perepelkin stood somewhat misplaced when Egor Kondratiev came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 29 minute. In the 34th minute, Egor Kondratiev 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 Mikhail Ageev in the 37th minute really tested Zinoviy Perepelkin'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. Egor Kondratiev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Knaresborough's Ivan Rybalko got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in FC Aktobe's zone, Svyatoslav Kuznetsov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zinoviy Perepelkin came out of the goal and Svyatoslav Kuznetsov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Egor Kondratiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

53 minutes into the match, Knaresborough's Ivan Rybalko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zinoviy Perepelkin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ivan Rybalko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zinoviy Perepelkin having to interfere. In the 59th minute of the match Viktor Baranov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zinoviy Perepelkin skillfully saved the ball. Zinoviy Perepelkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikhail Chuvilev, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Zinoviy Perepelkin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Egor Kondratiev's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. When Knaresborough's Egor Kondratiev in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Aktobe's goalie prevented a goal. If Egor Kondratiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 76 played minutes, FC Aktobe's Gennadiy Kallash shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vladimir Rozhkov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Aktobe reached it. Vladimir Rozhkov made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Denis Shubin sent off a good shot on target. Zinoviy Perepelkin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mikhail Chuvilev went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 91st minute, Sergey Lanskoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Egor Kondratiev came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Knaresborough 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 Egor Kondratiev couldn't finish the play. Mikhail Chuvilev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Zinoviy Perepelkin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There was no doubt that Knaresborough were the better team. Knaresborough's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.