League Play-Off

Frome Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Leonid Nadarov made the kick off which started today's match. If Sergey Kukurov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th minute, Castleford FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rostislav Loschilin fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Stepan Bondarev made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Rostislav Loschilin sent off a good shot on target. Castleford FC's Viktor Vampilov managed to work through Frome United's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Viktor Vampilov dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Leonid Nadarov was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 19th minute. Frome United's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If Ivan Vishnyakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rostislav Loschilin struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Stepan Bondarev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Frome United. Stepan Bondarev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonid Nadarov in the 43rd minute of play. Viktor Vampilov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Viktor Vampilov to make the kick off. Leonid Nadarov took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stepan Bondarev. Stepan Bondarev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 58th minute, Leonid Nadarov sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Castleford FC's Stepan Bondarev didn't even have to move. A collision led to Frome United getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Arkadiy Kozlov hit a great ball. In the 61st minute, Mikhail Efimov 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. Sergey Kukurov struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Evgeniy Nazarov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Castleford FC. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Frome United's goalkeeper Evgeniy Nazarov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 70 minutes into the match, Frome United's goal looked a bit too open when Sergey Kukurov came free, but Evgeniy Nazarov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stepan Bondarev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonid Nadarov's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. In the 76th minute, Pavel Vetlov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 78 played minutes Castleford FC got a freekick which was hit by Pavel Vetlov. Stepan Bondarev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rostislav Loschilin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonid Nadarov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Stepan Bondarev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivan Vishnyakov hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Castleford FC's Mikhail Efimov tried to score from far away in the 85th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Castleford FC's Stepan Bondarev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rostislav Loschilin in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Vishnyakov in the 91st minute of play forced Castleford FC's goalkeeper Stepan Bondarev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.