League Play-Off

Purfleet Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ruslan Bichutskiy took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ilya Kirillov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Georgiy Artemev in the 3rd minute. With a little luck, Bowburn FC's Ilya Kirillov got control of the ball when Karl Shelagin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Purfleet AFC's Albert Zhirkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timofey Rudnov in the 14th minute of play. When the match clock showed 15 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Ruslan Bichutskiy sped through Purfleet AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Albert Zhirkov. Albert Zhirkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timofey Rudnov in the 18th minute of the match. After 21 played minutes Bowburn FC got a freekick which was hit by Leonid Saveliev. 25 minutes into the match, Bowburn FC's goalkeeper Ilya Kirillov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vasiliy Grishechkin. Karl Shelagin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Ilya Kirillov made a huge save. Georgiy Artemev hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute of the match Leonid Saveliev shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Albert Zhirkov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrey Veselov in the 34th minute of play forced Purfleet AFC's goalkeeper Albert Zhirkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl Shelagin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vasiliy Grishechkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vasiliy Grishechkin was the one to do the kick off. Vasiliy Grishechkin scored 2-1 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilya Kirillov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Purfleet AFC's zone, Timofey Rudnov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Albert Zhirkov came out of the goal and Timofey Rudnov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Vasiliy Grishechkin came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Purfleet AFC 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 Vasiliy Grishechkin couldn't finish the play. Sergey Orekhov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilya Kirillov having to interfere. Ilya Kirillov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasiliy Grishechkin in the 65th minute of the match. Bowburn FC's Ruslan Bichutskiy shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 69th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Albert Zhirkov but with some difficulty. In the 71st minute Vasiliy Grishechkin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilya Kirillov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Vasiliy Grishechkin made a precise shot to the right of Ilya Kirillov. Bowburn FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. After having played for 80 minutes, Timofey Rudnov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bowburn FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Timofey Rudnov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Albert Zhirkov made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Timofey Rudnov sent off a good shot on target. Timofey Rudnov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Albert Zhirkov made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Timofey Rudnov got free with Albert Zhirkov in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Albert Zhirkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruslan Bichutskiy in the 95th minute of the match. When the referee ended the match the Purfleet AFC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.