League Play-Off

Culcheth
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Culcheth City's Mikhail Tulinskiy 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. Nikolay Doronin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mark Vasyutin having to interfere. Stepan Besov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikhail Tulinskiy in the 5th minute of play. Matvey Veselov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mark Vasyutin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Gerasim Zavarzin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Culcheth City's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerasim Zavarzin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stepan Besov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vladimir Bugaev got free with Stepan Besov in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aleksey Sazonov kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Nikolay Doronin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Matvey Veselov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vladimir Bugaev struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Stepan Besov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Culcheth City. Matvey Veselov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Mikhail Tulinskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Culcheth City's supporters rose to their feet, but Mikhail Tulinskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stepan Besov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mikhail Tulinskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stepan Besov having to interfere. Culcheth City's Vladimir Bugaev got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mark Vasyutin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikolay Doronin in the 40th minute of the match. When Gerasim Zavarzin fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Culcheth City's protests and gave Gerasim Zavarzin a yellow card for diving instead. 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 wind increased when Matvey Veselov made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Culcheth City getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Eduard Begrov hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Culcheth City's Eduard Begrov got a free kick in the 57th minute. After some careless play in the Culcheth City defense, Matvey Veselov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mark Vasyutin. The Culcheth City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mark Vasyutin should have stopped the shot. Vladimir Bugaev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stepan Besov having to interfere. Vladimir Bugaev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Stepan Besov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rdth minute of the game Mikhail Tulinskiy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Glastonbury United's Stepan Besov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mikhail Tulinskiy in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stepan Besov saved Glastonbury United from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Glastonbury United's Oleg Shulga got a free kick in the 75th minute. Vladimir Bugaev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stepan Besov having to interfere. 82 minutes into the game, Culcheth City's Vladimir Bugaev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stepan Besov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 91 minutes into the match, Glastonbury United's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Bugaev came free, but Stepan Besov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Glastonbury United's Stepan Besov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimir Bugaev in the 94th minute of play. The Glastonbury United players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Culcheth City from taking control. The game ends in a draw.