League Play-Off

stade monumental
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emmanuil Atapin started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in TEAM WORK's zone, Evgeniy Kuvshinov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stepan Vasiliev came out of the goal and Evgeniy Kuvshinov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. TEAM WORK's Stepan Vasiliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emmanuil Atapin in the 14th minute of play. Efim Kurmanaev's late challenge caught a Timperley's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Efim Kurmanaev helped the player get up and apologised. Efim Kurmanaev hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 19thth minute of the game Emmanuil Atapin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TEAM WORK's Stepan Vasiliev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Timperley's goal looked a bit too open when Oleg Kerzhakov came free, but Vsevolod Sachenkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stepan Vasiliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marat Verhoturov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in TEAM WORK's zone, Emmanuil Atapin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stepan Vasiliev came out of the goal and Emmanuil Atapin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rudolf Kulagin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vsevolod Sachenkov having to interfere. Rudolf Kulagin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oleg Kerzhakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Emmanuil Atapin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in TEAM WORK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! Petr Kiselev placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 54th minute Oleg Kerzhakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vsevolod Sachenkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Timperley's Vsevolod Sachenkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudolf Kulagin in the 56th minute of play. Stepan Vasiliev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sergey Pashkin went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Marat Verhoturov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stepan Vasiliev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Sergey Pashkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Sergey Pashkin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Timperley's supporters rose to their feet, but Sergey Pashkin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stepan Vasiliev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stepan Vasiliev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Marat Verhoturov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 85 minute of play. After a rather tough play, TEAM WORK's Vadim Ibragimbekov got a free kick in the 89th minute. After 92 played minutes Timperley got a freekick which was hit by Sergey Pashkin. Oleg Kerzhakov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Timperley players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.