League

East Dulwich Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Filipp Kononenko started the match with the kick off. Filipp Kononenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oskar Gordeev having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rafael Morgunov during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of East Dulwich booed when Ashton-in-Makerfield FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Morgunov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filipp Kononenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Egor Veresov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Ashton-in-Makerfield FC booed when East Dulwich was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egor Veresov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Semen Gordeev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Filipp Kononenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oskar Gordeev having to interfere. If Filipp Kononenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute Dmitriy Borodyuk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Gerasimov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oskar Gordeev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Morgunov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filipp Kononenko struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Oskar Gordeev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ashton-in-Makerfield FC. In the 40th minute, Egor Veresov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute, Aleksandr Efimov sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and East Dulwich's Oskar Gordeev didn't even have to move. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mikhail Miheev got free with Ivan Gerasimov in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dmitriy Borodyuk in the 47th minute of play forced Ashton-in-Makerfield FC's goalkeeper Ivan Gerasimov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

After 51 minutes, Mikhail Miheev made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Ashton-in-Makerfield FC's Ivan Gerasimov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 57th minute, Semen Grabovyi 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. Oskar Gordeev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filipp Kononenko in the 58th minute of the match. Aleksandr Efimov hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in East Dulwich's zone, Rafael Morgunov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oskar Gordeev came out of the goal and Rafael Morgunov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sergey Borisenko's late challenge caught a Ashton-in-Makerfield FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sergey Borisenko helped the player get up and apologised. Filipp Kononenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dmitriy Borodyuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Ivan Gerasimov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dmitriy Borodyuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Gerasimov having to interfere. The supporters of East Dulwich booed when Ashton-in-Makerfield FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Morgunov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivan Gerasimov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikhail Miheev, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Ivan Gerasimov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dmitriy Borodyuk in the 78th minute of play. Mikhail Miheev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Ivan Gerasimov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mikhail Miheev took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ivan Gerasimov. Ivan Gerasimov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. After 83 played minutes East Dulwich got a freekick which was hit by Egor Veresov. After a defensive mix-up in East Dulwich's zone, Semen Gordeev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oskar Gordeev came out of the goal and Semen Gordeev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 95th minute Dmitriy Borodyuk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Gerasimov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mikhail Miheev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The East Dulwich support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.