League Play-Off

Farnworth Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) When Farnworth AFC's Arseniy Bobylev in the 2nd minute got a chance for a shot 2nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mablethorpe's goalie prevented a goal. 5 minutes into the game, Arseniy Bobylev recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Andrey Lukin. Arseniy Bobylev showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 8th minute, Artur Reznik 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. A collision led to Mablethorpe getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Emmanuil Kuznetsov hit a great ball. In the 14th minute Evdokim Karnaukhov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fedor Bekishev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Farnworth AFC's zone, Vasiliy Gubenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fedor Bekishev came out of the goal and Vasiliy Gubenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arseniy Bobylev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Mablethorpe's Daniil Kurbatov got a free kick in the 22nd minute. With an all-out effort, Farnworth AFC's Andrey Lukin threw himself towards the right post 25 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Arseniy Bobylev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Mablethorpe's Andrey Lukin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arseniy Bobylev in the 27th minute of play. Artur Reznik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Andrey Lukin made a huge save. If Arseniy Bobylev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Artur Reznik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrey Lukin having to interfere. Arseniy Bobylev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Andrey Lukin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Arseniy Bobylev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrey Lukin made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Artur Reznik sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Mablethorpe's Andrey Lukin got control of the ball when Artur Reznik tried to sneak it across 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 wind increased when Arseniy Bobylev made the kick off in the second half. Daniil Kurbatov hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Arseniy Bobylev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Farnworth AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arseniy Bobylev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andrey Lukin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 75th minute, Arseniy Bobylev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arseniy Bobylev charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arseniy Bobylev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Mablethorpe booed when Farnworth AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arseniy Bobylev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andrey Lukin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arseniy Bobylev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the match, Mablethorpe's goal looked a bit too open when Arseniy Bobylev came free, but Andrey Lukin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mablethorpe's Andrey Lukin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Reznik in the 86th minute of play. Andrey Lukin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arseniy Bobylev in the 89th minute of play. After 89 minutes of play Mablethorpe's Daniil Kurbatov was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 90th minute, Daniil Kurbatov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Artur Reznik managed to get in a good position for a shot. Farnworth AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Artur Reznik was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andrey Lukin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andrey Lukin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arseniy Bobylev's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. After 95 played minutes Farnworth AFC got a freekick which was hit by Artem Shubin. After 97 minutes, Stepan Bykov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mablethorpe and the Farnworth AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Farnworth AFC fully deserved thier win.