League Play-Off

Westcliff on Sea Par
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Skegby FC's Nikita Lavrentev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuil Kanavskiy in the 8th minute of play. If Evgeniy Poluhin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Skegby FC's Denis Blinov got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 20th minute, Filipp Pereletov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nikita Lavrentev. The goal made the score 1-2. If Filipp Pereletov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Samuil Kanavskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Nikita Lavrentev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Skegby FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Denis Blinov hit a great ball. Nikita Lavrentev was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Valentin Lepihin. After 30 played minutes Skegby FC got a freekick which was hit by Mikhail Kostyaev. Samuil Kanavskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Westcliff on Sea booed when Skegby FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afanasiy Nikonenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute, Ernest Akim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th match minute, Westcliff on Sea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipp Pereletov to maneuver through the defense. Irakliy Ozhogin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dmitriy Fomin's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Filipp Pereletovs short, quick shot in the 48thth minute got Nikita Lavrentev to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dmitriy Fomin to strike the kick off in the second half. Nikita Lavrentev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filipp Pereletov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd match minute, Skegby FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afanasiy Nikonenko to maneuver through the defense. Filipp Pereletov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 64 minutes, Samuil Kanavskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Westcliff on Sea's supporters crossed their fingers, but Samuil Kanavskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Filipp Pereletov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Nikita Lavrentev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Gennadiy Grigorovich fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Skegby FC's protests and gave Gennadiy Grigorovich a yellow card for diving instead. After 70 played minutes Skegby FC got a freekick which was hit by Gennadiy Grigorovich. In the 72nd minute, Samuil Kanavskiy 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. Filipp Pereletov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Nikita Lavrentev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, Vikentiy Kichaikin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipp Pereletov in the 88th minute of play forced Skegby FC's goalkeeper Nikita Lavrentev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Westcliff on Sea's Samuil Kanavskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.