League Play-Off

Swanage Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Konstantin Ignatiev started the match with the kick off. Innokentiy Borozdinskiy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Timofey Lednikov having to make a save. If Innokentiy Borozdinskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Timofey Lednikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Innokentiy Borozdinskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Innokentiy Borozdinskiy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Timofey Lednikov having to make a save. Pavel Alferov's late challenge caught a Swanage United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pavel Alferov helped the player get up and apologised. After 7 played minutes Hinckley got a freekick which was hit by Pavel Alferov. A collision led to Hinckley getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Pavel Kapralov hit a great ball. A collision led to Hinckley getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Innokentiy Borozdinskiy hit a great ball. Aleksandr Gusev, 13 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 15 minutes into the match, Swanage United's Konstantin Ignatiev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arkadiy Reshetin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dmitriy Veselov got free with Arkadiy Reshetin in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hinckley's Denis Lazovenko got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 18th match minute, Swanage United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuil Pashenin to maneuver through the defense. Valeriy Lebedenko hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, Dmitriy Veselov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arkadiy Reshetin. Hinckley's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dmitriy Veselov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Swanage United's zone, Pavel Alferov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Timofey Lednikov came out of the goal and Pavel Alferov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Timofey Lednikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavel Alferov in the 32nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yaromir Lyubarskiy during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute of the match Denis Lazovenko shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Timofey Lednikov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Timofey Lednikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Lazovenko in the 36th minute of play. Timofey Lednikov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Denis Lazovenko went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Swanage United's zone, Denis Lazovenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Timofey Lednikov came out of the goal and Denis Lazovenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hinckley's Innokentiy Borozdinskiy has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 43rd minute. Through an outstanding action, after 46 minutes, Arkadiy Reshetin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Denis Lazovenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Denis Lazovenko to make the kick off. Timofey Lednikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavel Alferov, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. If Denis Lazovenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arkadiy Reshetin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konstantin Ignatiev in the 60th minute of the match. If Pavel Alferov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Hinckley defense, Dmitriy Veselov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arkadiy Reshetin. The Hinckley fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arkadiy Reshetin should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Dmitriy Veselov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Swanage United's supporters rose to their feet, but Dmitriy Veselov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arkadiy Reshetin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Hinckley's Valeriy Lebedenko got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 81st minute Konstantin Ignatiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arkadiy Reshetin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Innokentiy Borozdinskiy hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the match, Hinckley's goal looked a bit too open when Dmitriy Veselov came free, but Arkadiy Reshetin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Hinckley booed when Swanage United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuil Pashenin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arkadiy Reshetin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dmitriy Veselov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arkadiy Reshetin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantin Ignatiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Denis Lazovenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 98th minute, Rustam Shubin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Swanage United's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.