League Play-Off

Streatham
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anton Fedosenko got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, one of Streatham:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Streatham. Nikolay Baranchikov had in the 7thth minute some difficulties stopping Felix Tabakov's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roman Samonov got free with Ilya Dvinyatin in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Vladislav Drannikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Anton Fedosenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikolay Baranchikov having to interfere. Kirill Glushko hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladislav Drannikov in the 14th minute of play forced Streatham's goalkeeper Nikolay Baranchikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilya Dvinyatin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roman Samonov went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Ilya Dvinyatin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Roman Samonov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 19 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Martyn Zaletin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Portreath's supporters rose to their feet, but Martyn Zaletin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikolay Baranchikov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 28 minutes into the game, Leontiy Filimonov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Streatham's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Portreath the free kick. After 28 played minutes Streatham got a freekick which was hit by Leontiy Filimonov. A hard shot 35 in the game by Roman Samonov from a close distance when the talented Ilya Dvinyatin managed to make a qualified save. Portreath's players were relieved. In a very dangerous position, a player in Streatham fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty! Martyn Zaletin hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Roman Samonov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Streatham's supporters rose to their feet, but Roman Samonov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ilya Dvinyatin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 42 minutes into the match, Streatham's goal looked a bit too open when Vladislav Drannikov came free, but Nikolay Baranchikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roman Samonov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Streatham's Nikolay Baranchikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Fedosenko in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54th minute, Vladislav Drannikov 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. If Anton Fedosenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vladislav Drannikov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Nikolay Baranchikov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Roman Samonov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilya Dvinyatin having to interfere. Anton Fedosenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nikolay Baranchikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Fedosenko in the 77th minute of the match. If Vladislav Drannikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Roman Samonov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 85th minute, Roman Samonov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ilya Dvinyatin was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Streatham's Nikolay Baranchikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Fedosenko in the 96th minute of play. Streatham's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.