SMOLENSK
Spectators: 196 (Terracing: 148,
Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Kristian Ottaway started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Sofoklis Prinianakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Rapp in the 4th minute of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Carl Houghton notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Днепр ФК's Vladislav Maksimychev. Vladislav Maksimychev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vladislav Maksimychev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jake Marriott's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Henley on Thames United's Sofoklis Prinianakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ralf Rapp in the 11th minute of play. After 12 played minutes Днепр ФК got a freekick which was hit by Kristóf Sass. Sofoklis Prinianakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dmitriy Bogaenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Днепр ФК's Sofoklis Prinianakis threw himself towards the right post 18 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ralf Rapp, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Henley on Thames United's defense didn't have a chance, in the 21st minute, when Dmitriy Bogaenko scored to the left of an out of position Sofoklis Prinianakis, making the score, 1-1. Grant Sherwood hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the game, Днепр ФК's Ralf Rapp nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sofoklis Prinianakis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Sofoklis Prinianakis was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Ralf Rapp capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ralf Rapp really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. Dmitriy Bogaenko scored 4-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sofoklis Prinianakis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Henley on Thames United's Sofoklis Prinianakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dmitriy Bogaenko in the 36th minute of play. After 38 minutes Henley on Thames United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Erwan Carnot who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Днепр ФК's Dmitriy Bogaenko to a score. 5-1 in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uwe Askri in the 44th minute of play forced Henley on Thames United's goalkeeper Sofoklis Prinianakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Днепр ФК's Ralf Rapp in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Henley on Thames United's goalie prevented a goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dmitriy Bogaenko was the one to do the kick off. Vladislav Maksimychev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carl Houghton, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 58 minutes into the match, Днепр ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Kristian Ottaway came free, but Vladislav Maksimychev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute Henley on Thames United were awarded a corner. Grant Sherwood went to the cornerflag to take it. Sofoklis Prinianakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michal Pazdan in the 63rd minute of play. Ralf Rapp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sofoklis Prinianakis having to interfere. Sofoklis Prinianakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaspar Calisto in the 71st minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Henley on Thames United's goal looked a bit too open when Ralf Rapp came free, but Sofoklis Prinianakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute Dmitriy Bogaenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sofoklis Prinianakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henley on Thames United's Edgar Iovanovici was substituted for Jake Marriott. After 76 played minutes Henley on Thames United got a freekick which was hit by Carl Houghton. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by Henley on Thames United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Erwan Carnot was slow to take the kick. During this time Днепр ФК's players had a chance to rest. Ralf Rapp made a great header on Днепр ФК's corner, it was just that Henley on Thames United's Sofoklis Prinianakis managed to reach the ball for a save. Gaspar Calisto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sofoklis Prinianakis having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Houghton in the 84th minute of play forced Днепр ФК's goalkeeper Vladislav Maksimychev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute Dmitriy Bogaenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sofoklis Prinianakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th match minute, Henley on Thames United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Iovanovici to maneuver through the defense. Днепр ФК's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Carl Houghton scored to the left of an out of position Vladislav Maksimychev, making the score, 5-3. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Днепр ФК fans cheered their team off the field, for while Henley on Thames United had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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