Stowmarket
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Antalyaspor's Roman Valov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd match minute, Antalyaspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ippolit Demin to maneuver through the defense. Stowmarket City's Pavel Gizel couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Antalyaspor. Adrian Moshninov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Dmitriy Shustikov made a huge save. Antalyaspor's Semen Abaturov got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 19th minute, Roman Valov made a precise shot to the right of Nikita Agapitov. Stowmarket City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 22 minutes into the game, Andrey Hludenev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stowmarket City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Antalyaspor the free kick. After 22 played minutes Stowmarket City got a freekick which was hit by Andrey Hludenev. 24 minutes into the match, Antalyaspor's Sergey Anodin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nikita Agapitov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 30th minute, Semen Abaturov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nikita Agapitov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Stowmarket City's Andrey Hludenev got his second yellow card of the match in the 34th minute. The referee ordered Andrey Hludenev off the ground. In the 34th minute, Andrey Hludenev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 35 played minutes, Antalyaspor's Ippolit Demin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nikita Agapitov 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 Antalyaspor reached it. In the 39th minute, Gerasim Bakarev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nikita Agapitov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Valov in the 43rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Stowmarket City's zone, Roman Valov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikita Agapitov came out of the goal and Roman Valov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nikita Agapitov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Valov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Antalyaspor were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The wind increased when Adrian Moshninov made the kick off in the second half. Sergey Anodin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th minute, Semen Abaturov 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. Semen Abaturovs short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Nikita Agapitov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Stowmarket City's Nikita Agapitov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Valov in the 71st minute of play. After having played for 75 minutes, Adrian Moshninov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stowmarket City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adrian Moshninov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 76th minute, Arkadiy Besov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Stowmarket City's Nikita Agapitov got control of the ball when Semen Abaturov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Demid Kopeika sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adrian Moshninov in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dmitriy Shustikov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Stowmarket City's Nikita Agapitov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Stowmarket City from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roman Valov got free with Nikita Agapitov in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 93rd minute, Stowmarket City's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Semen Abaturov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Roman Valov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikita Agapitov having to interfere. Antalyaspor's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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