League Play-Off

Moore
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute Irakliy Adamovskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arseniy Shkanakin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th match minute, Moore City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guriy Goldberg to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Albert Schedenkov in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arseniy Shkanakin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Albert Schedenkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Bedford getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Vadim Lebedintsev hit a great ball. In the 18th minute, Rustam Belyh sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Bedford's Roman Zykov didn't even have to move. In the 24th match minute, Moore City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksey Arhipov to maneuver through the defense. Albert Schedenkov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arseniy Shkanakin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. In the 27thth minute of the game Irakliy Adamovskiy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Moore City's Arseniy Shkanakin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Konstantin Karaichentsev kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. When Bedford's Irakliy Adamovskiy in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Moore City's goalie prevented a goal. Arseniy Shkanakin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albert Schedenkov in the 37th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Irakliy Adamovskiy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Bedford's Albert Schedenkov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arseniy Shkanakin. That made the score 0-1 after 53 minutes of play. After some careless play in the Moore City defense, Albert Schedenkov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arseniy Shkanakin. The Moore City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arseniy Shkanakin should have stopped the shot. Irakliy Adamovskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Arseniy Shkanakin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Moore City's Aleksey Arhipov got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aleksey Arhipov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74th match minute, Bedford was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by German Bulavchik to maneuver through the defense. Guriy Goldberg hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irakliy Adamovskiy in the 83rd minute of play forced Moore City's goalkeeper Arseniy Shkanakin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Zykov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vadim Baiburin, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute, Stanislav Kondratiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Bedford supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Bedford would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.