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Match Report
Szklow
Spectators: 7400 (Terracing: 5500,
Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 125) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aristides Gipuzkoa took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 played minutes, Gorki's Aleksandr Abramov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Timur Meleshko 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 Gorki reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miron Nikitenko in the 4th minute of play forced Szklow's goalkeeper Timur Meleshko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miron Nikitenko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Timur Meleshko having to make a save. Matvey Morozov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Szymon Milan made a huge save. In the 28th minute Miron Nikitenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timur Meleshko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Aristides Gipuzkoa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Szymon Milan. Gorki's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aristides Gipuzkoa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Tadeuz Chaiko's late challenge caught a Szklow's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tadeuz Chaiko helped the player get up and apologised. Tadeuz Chaiko hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute, Szklow's Patap Malafeev seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Patap Malafeev the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Szklow protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Patap Malafeev had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 34 minutes into the game, one of Szklow:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Szklow:s Timur Meleshko showed great skill when he stopped Anatoly Tsvetkov:s penalty. 37 minutes into the game, Gorki's Anatoly Tsvetkov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Timur Meleshko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The supporters of Szklow booed when Gorki was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patap Fadeev didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.
The wind increased when Miron Nikitenko made the kick off in the second half. When Matvey Morozov fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Szklow's protests and gave Matvey Morozov a yellow card for diving instead. After 52 played minutes Szklow got a freekick which was hit by Matvey Morozov. In the 59th minute Miron Nikitenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timur Meleshko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Szklow's Matvey Morozov got a free kick in the 60th minute. After 63 played minutes Gorki got a freekick which was hit by Tadeuz Chaiko. Tadeuz Chaiko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Timur Meleshko made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mihas Valuj in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Szymon Milan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 71 minutes into the match, Szklow's goal looked a bit too open when Patap Fadeev came free, but Timur Meleshko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Timur Meleshko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miron Nikitenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tadeuz Mironov in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Timur Meleshko saved Szklow from getting behind. Szymon Milan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aristides Gipuzkoa in the 88th minute of play. Apanas Orekhov kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded Gorki left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Szklow.
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