League Play-Off

Stowmarket
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mikhail Budkevich started the match with the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Gerasim Bakarev in the 5th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by The Hun Empire's Vsevolod Galkin. In the 6th minute, Grigoriy Kuvshinnikov 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. 10 minutes in the game Andrey Menkushev did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Andrey Hludenev. Adrian Moshninov got in the 11th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Anatoliy Luzhnyi handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The Hun Empire's Vsevolod Galkin quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gerasim Bakarev, made in the 17th minute of the game. Stowmarket City's Adrian Moshninov came free and shot a quick shot against goal 21 minutes in the game, fortunately Anatoliy Luzhnyi had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Anatoliy Luzhnyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikhail Budkevich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stowmarket City's Nikita Agapitov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vsevolod Galkin in the 28th minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Stowmarket City's goal looked a bit too open when Grigoriy Kuvshinnikov came free, but Nikita Agapitov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute Klim Mironov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikita Agapitov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anatoliy Khokhlov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nikita Agapitov having to make a save. 39 minutes into the match, The Hun Empire's goalkeeper Anatoliy Luzhnyi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adrian Moshninov. 41 minutes into the match, The Hun Empire's goalkeeper Anatoliy Luzhnyi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arkadiy Besov. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adrian Moshninov got free with Anatoliy Luzhnyi in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anatoliy Khokhlov made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Adrian Moshninov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Anatoliy Luzhnyi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mikhail Budkevich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anatoliy Luzhnyi having to interfere. 62 minutes in the game Andrey Menkushev did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Andrey Hludenev. Nikita Agapitov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anatoliy Khokhlov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of The Hun Empire booed when Stowmarket City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrey Hludenev didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Hun Empire's Vsevolod Galkin quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Andrey Menkushev, made in the 74th minute of the game. The Hun Empire's Anatoliy Luzhnyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikhail Budkevich in the 76th minute of play. Anatoliy Khokhlov struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Nikita Agapitov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Hun Empire. When David Butusov fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Hun Empire's protests and gave David Butusov a yellow card for diving instead. After 82 played minutes The Hun Empire got a freekick which was hit by David Butusov. After 84 played minutes Stowmarket City got a freekick which was hit by Andrey Menkushev. 87 minutes into the match, The Hun Empire's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Moshninov came free, but Anatoliy Luzhnyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Moshninov in the 87th minute of play forced The Hun Empire's goalkeeper Anatoliy Luzhnyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Stowmarket City's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Boyakov came free, but Nikita Agapitov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anatoliy Khokhlov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 93 minutes into the match, Klim Mironov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nikita Agapitov. Stowmarket City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Klim Mironov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The Hun Empire were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.