League

Great Yarmouth
Spectators: 8009 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1859, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Denis Pudovkin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ruslan Tishkov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniil Zolotilin went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 6 minutes, Vadim Karsakov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Great Yarmouth AFC and the Cheltenham City players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Great Yarmouth AFC's Denis Pudovkin in 14 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Semen Mishin guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After 19 minutes of play, Cheltenham City's Daniil Zolotilin made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ruslan Tishkov was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by David Mironov in the 26th minute of play forced Great Yarmouth AFC's goalkeeper Ruslan Tishkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 28 minutes, Oleg Sheptalin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cheltenham City and the Great Yarmouth AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Oleg Sheptalin hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Daniil Zolotilin took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ruslan Tishkov. Ruslan Tishkov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in Cheltenham City's zone, Denis Pudovkin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Semen Mishin came out of the goal and Denis Pudovkin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roman Tretyakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Semen Mishin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruslan Tishkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduard Luzanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

The wind increased when Eduard Luzanov made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Denis Pudovkin in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Semen Mishin saved Cheltenham City from getting behind. With a little luck, Great Yarmouth AFC's Ruslan Tishkov got control of the ball when Daniil Zolotilin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Denis Pudovkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Semen Mishin having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Roman Tretyakov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Great Yarmouth AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Roman Tretyakov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Semen Mishin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Cheltenham City getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Viktor Zeldes hit a great ball. Roman Tretyakov struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Semen Mishin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Great Yarmouth AFC. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Denis Pudovkin in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Semen Mishin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Semen Mishin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Tretyakov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st match minute, Cheltenham City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yuriy Dolgih to maneuver through the defense. Andrey Kovtun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 84th minute, Oleg Sheptalin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Sergey Kontsenebin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th match minute, Great Yarmouth AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrey Kovtun to maneuver through the defense. Eduard Luzanov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ruslan Tishkov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. Great Yarmouth AFC's Ruslan Tishkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduard Luzanov in the 96th minute of play. The Great Yarmouth AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Cheltenham City's performance. The match ended with a win for Cheltenham City.