League Play-Off

Runcorn
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Oleg Holodov made the kick off which started today's match. Dmitriy Kaloshin was out of position in the 4 minute of play, and Anton Andreev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Anton Andreev really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Fedor Simonov kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 12th minute Yuriy Voitovetskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigoriy Rozanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anton Andreev in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dmitriy Kaloshin saved Bristol Centre United from getting behind. Dmitriy Kaloshin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Andreev in the 18th minute of play. Fedor Simonov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmitriy Kaloshin having to interfere. Anton Andreev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Dmitriy Kaloshin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anton Andreev succeeded in the game's 23rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. 26 minutes into the match, Oleg Holodov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Grigoriy Rozanov. Runcorn AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oleg Holodov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 33 minutes into the match, Bristol Centre United's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Andreev came free, but Dmitriy Kaloshin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fedor Simonov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dmitriy Kaloshin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Bristol Centre United's zone, Fedor Simonov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dmitriy Kaloshin came out of the goal and Fedor Simonov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 48 minutes into the match, Runcorn AFC's Ilya Arhipov broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

After a rather tough play, Runcorn AFC's Fedor Simonov got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute, Oleg Holodov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Grigoriy Rozanov. The goal made the score 2-2. After having played for 59 minutes, Oleg Holodov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bristol Centre United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oleg Holodov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dmitriy Kaloshin didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Runcorn AFC's Fedor Simonov shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-2 in the ordered_time% minute. If Oleg Holodov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Danil Tomnikov charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danil Tomnikov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 74th match minute, Bristol Centre United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danil Tomnikov to maneuver through the defense. When Fedor Simonov came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Runcorn 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 Fedor Simonov couldn't finish the play. After 79 minutes, Anatoliy Savrasov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bristol Centre United and the Runcorn AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 79 played minutes Bristol Centre United got a freekick which was hit by Anatoliy Savrasov. The referee felt a red card was in order, 82 minutes into the game, when Aleksandr Babich put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 81st minute of the game. One of Runcorn AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bristol Centre United:s goal. When Fedor Simonov came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Runcorn 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 Fedor Simonov couldn't finish the play. Bristol Centre United's Dmitriy Kaloshin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Febov in the 88th minute of play. After having played for 91 minutes, Vyacheslav Savin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Runcorn AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vyacheslav Savin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 97 minutes of play Bristol Centre United's Anatoliy Savrasov 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. Anatoliy Savrasov kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. Fedor Simonov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 99th minute. Dmitriy Kaloshin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Runcorn AFC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.