League

Rochford Park
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rostislav Tyschenko got the match started through his kick off. Rostislav Tyschenko struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Rudolf Savvin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Torpoint. Rudolf Savvin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rostislav Tyschenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rochford's Rudolf Savvin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksandr Medvedev in the 8th minute of play. Rasul Verhovtsev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergey Balbatun having to interfere. Rostislav Tyschenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudolf Savvin having to interfere. Vladimir Shafirov hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Aleksandr Medvedev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Rasul Verhovtsev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Rustam Veselov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rochford's supporters rose to their feet, but Rustam Veselov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergey Balbatun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Torpoint's Aleksandr Medvedev in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rochford's goalie prevented a goal. Rudolf Savvin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rostislav Tyschenko in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to Rochford getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Kirill Trushin hit a great ball. If Rostislav Tyschenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Rochford getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Kondrat Sosin hit a great ball. Rostislav Tyschenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudolf Savvin having to interfere. Aleksandr Medvedev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudolf Savvin having to interfere. 41 minutes into the game, Torpoint's Rostislav Tyschenko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rudolf Savvin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Aleksandr Medvedev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Torpoint's supporters rose to their feet, but Aleksandr Medvedev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rudolf Savvin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rochford's Rudolf Savvin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rostislav Tyschenko in the 47th minute of play. Kondrat Sosin hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Rustam Veselov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 50th minute. Sergey Balbatun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rustam Veselov made a kick off. Sergey Balbatun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rustam Veselov in the 60th minute of the match. Kondrat Sosin hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Rudolf Savvin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rostislav Tyschenko's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. The supporters of Rochford booed when Torpoint was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rostislav Tyschenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rudolf Savvin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rostislav Tyschenko in the 70th minute of the match. After having played for 73 minutes, Rostislav Tyschenko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Torpoint's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rostislav Tyschenko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 83 minutes into the match, Rostislav Tyschenko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rudolf Savvin. Rochford's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rostislav Tyschenko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 93 played minutes Torpoint got a freekick which was hit by Petr Topilskiy. After having played for 97 minutes, Aleksandr Medvedev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Torpoint's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aleksandr Medvedev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 102nd minute, Aleksandr Medvedev 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. When the final whistle sounded Torpoint left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Rochford.