League Play-Off

Rodley
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dmitriy Lihonosov started the match with the kick off. 10 minutes into the match, Rodley's Vladislav Scherbakov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pavel Aganov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 11 played minutes Worthing got a freekick which was hit by Vladimir Filippov. Vladislav Scherbakov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Pavel Aganov made a huge save. Pavel Aganov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boris Shukletsov, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. A collision led to Worthing getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Anatoliy Rodionchik hit a great ball. Eremey Belozerov hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Afanasiy Saksaganskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dmitriy Lihonosov, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Dmitriy Lihonosov put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Afanasiy Saksaganskiy. Afanasiy Saksaganskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dmitriy Lihonosov in the 49th minute of the match. The Rodley players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Worthing were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Boris Shukletsov made the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the game, Rustam Zhernyakov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rodley's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Worthing the free kick. After 56 played minutes Rodley got a freekick which was hit by Rustam Zhernyakov. 58 minutes into the game, Nestor Bukhtoyarov lined in a short shot 0-3 behind a frustrated Afanasiy Saksaganskiy. If Nestor Bukhtoyarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 77 minutes, Eremey Belozerov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rodley's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eremey Belozerov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pavel Aganov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boris Shukletsov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nestor Bukhtoyarov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 84thth minute tested the skills of Afanasiy Saksaganskiy when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Pavel Aganov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Shukletsov in the 86th minute of play. Nestor Bukhtoyarov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Afanasiy Saksaganskiy made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Vladislav Scherbakov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pavel Aganov was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Pavel Aganov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Lihachev, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. The Worthing 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.