League Play-Off

Kirkby Park
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Kirkby United's Marat Demaratov 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eremey Belozerov during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Ilya Biskupskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kirkby United's supporters rose to their feet, but Ilya Biskupskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Afanasiy Saksaganskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eremey Belozerov hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the match, Kirkby United's goal looked a bit too open when Vladislav Scherbakov came free, but Felix Talalikhin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Rodley's Afanasiy Saksaganskiy got control of the ball when Ilya Biskupskiy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marat Demaratov in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Afanasiy Saksaganskiy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ilya Biskupskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Afanasiy Saksaganskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Afanasiy Saksaganskiy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ilya Biskupskiy in the 36th minute. Afanasiy Saksaganskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marat Demaratov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilya Biskupskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Afanasiy Saksaganskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Afanasiy Saksaganskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marat Demaratov in the 41st minute of play. Felix Talalikhin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladislav Scherbakov in the 43rd minute of play. After having played for 45 minutes, Marat Demaratov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kirkby United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marat Demaratov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ilya Biskupskiy got free with Afanasiy Saksaganskiy in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Boris Shukletsov to strike the kick off in the second half. Marat Demaratov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afanasiy Saksaganskiy having to interfere. Felix Talalikhin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boris Shukletsov in the 54th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vladislav Scherbakov got free with Felix Talalikhin in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marat Koptev hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Rodley defense, Marat Demaratov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Afanasiy Saksaganskiy. The Rodley fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Afanasiy Saksaganskiy should have stopped the shot. Afanasiy Saksaganskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilya Biskupskiy in the 69th minute of the match. Marat Demaratov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Eremey Belozerov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, Ilya Biskupskiy 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. Felix Talalikhin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Shukletsov in the 81st minute of play. Marat Demaratov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Afanasiy Saksaganskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Ilya Biskupskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kirkby United's supporters rose to their feet, but Ilya Biskupskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Afanasiy Saksaganskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilya Biskupskiy in the 92nd minute of play forced Rodley's goalkeeper Afanasiy Saksaganskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodley's Afanasiy Saksaganskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilya Biskupskiy in the 96th minute of play. Rodley's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.