League Play-Off

Lovedean Park
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Artem Griftsov took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes into the game, Vladislav Kulagin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dereham's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lovedean the free kick. In the 9th match minute, Dereham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladislav Kulagin to maneuver through the defense. Dereham's Gordey Koshelev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Dereham from getting a goal against them. After having played for 12 minutes, Roman Alennikov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dereham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roman Alennikov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 14th play minutes Roman Alennikov shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Igor Ilyin and just under the crossbar into goal. After a rather tough play, Lovedean's Yuriy Shergin got a free kick in the 26th minute. 29 minutes into the game, one of Lovedean:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Dereham a penalty, 31 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Anatoliy Toropkin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Lovedean's Igor Ilyin. 0-3. Artem Griftsov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Dereham's Vladislav Kulagin got a free kick in the 41st minute. Georgiy Onischuk who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 42ndth minute tested the skills of Gordey Koshelev when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Vladislav Kulagin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Igor Ilyin was relentless in the 49th minute of the game. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

After a defensive mix-up in Lovedean's zone, Zinoviy Nikonov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Igor Ilyin came out of the goal and Zinoviy Nikonov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Zinoviy Nikonov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Igor Ilyin was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Zinoviy Nikonov let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 55th minute shot 0-4 at rihgt post. Roman Alennikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Igor Ilyin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Dereham's goal looked a bit too open when Artem Griftsov came free, but Gordey Koshelev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roman Alennikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zinoviy Nikonov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Artem Griftsov came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Lovedean fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Artem Griftsov couldn't finish the play. Georgiy Onischuk struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Gordey Koshelev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lovedean. Roman Alennikovs short, quick shot in the 90thth minute got Igor Ilyin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Igor Ilyin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roman Alennikov in the 92nd minute. Dereham played a much better game than Lovedean and deserved their victory. The Lovedean players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.