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Match Report
Gorki
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rastislav Andrievsky took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ilia Fedotov in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitaly Antonenko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Zhodino's Haryton Dobrovolsky got a free kick in the 8th minute. Rastislav Andrievsky sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Valery Vorobiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Vitaly Antonenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gorki's Ilia Fedotov was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 18th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Valery Vorobiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Vitaly Antonenko managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when Gorki's Valery Vorobiev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 25th minute, Haryton Dobrovolsky hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ilia Fedotov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vitaly Antonenko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilia Fedotov, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Zhodino's goalkeeper Vitaly Antonenko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valery Vorobiev. In the 36th minute, Rastislav Andrievsky ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juras Khramenkov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Mikita Andrievsky 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. If Rastislav Andrievsky had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ilia Fedotov was the one to do the kick off. In the 58th minute, Radislav Prusov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juras Khramenkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rastislav Andrievsky, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nester Gerasimenko charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nester Gerasimenko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Zhodino getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Nester Gerasimenko hit a great ball. After 71 minutes of play Zhodino's Nester Gerasimenko 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. A collision led to Zhodino getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Nester Gerasimenko hit a great ball. In the 73rd minute, Ilia Fedotov 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. Vitaly Antonenko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ilia Fedotov's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. 76 minutes into the game, Rastislav Andrievsky was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zhodino's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gorki the free kick. The supporters of Gorki booed when Zhodino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rastislav Andrievsky didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute, Valery Vorobiev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gorki fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Vitaly Antonenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valery Vorobiev in the 95th minute of the match. After 98 minutes of play, Gorki's Valery Vorobiev made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vitaly Antonenko was left in no man's land by his defense there! The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.
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