League

Stanway Park
Spectators: 9135 (Terracing: 6885, Seating: 2070, VIP seats: 180) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nikita Bykov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rudolf Savvin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nikita Bykov's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Kondrat Sosin hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Efim Priyatkin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rasul Verhovtsev in the 11th minute of play. After 14 played minutes, Rochford's Gleb Zhadanov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Efim Priyatkin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rochford reached it. In the 16th minute, Nikita Bykov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rustam Veselov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Efim Priyatkin having to interfere. In the 20th minute Rasul Verhovtsev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efim Priyatkin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was a well-played corner which Potap Tushin managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Nikita Bykov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Rudolf Savvin made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Rustam Veselov made the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Rustam Veselov took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Efim Priyatkin to make any attempt to save it. When Nikita Bykov came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Stanway 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 Nikita Bykov couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Rochford's Potap Tushin got a free kick in the 56th minute. Grigoriy Bryzgalov struck a weak shot in the 61st 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 Stanway AFC. Nikita Bykov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rudolf Savvin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. After 63 minutes of play Rochford's Kondrat Sosin 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. In the 63rd match minute, Rochford was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kondrat Sosin to maneuver through the defense. Rudolf Savvin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikita Bykov in the 69th minute of play. After having played for 71 minutes, Nikita Bykov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stanway AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikita Bykov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 73 minutes into the match, Nikita Bykov notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Rochford's Rudolf Savvin. Rudolf Savvin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 78 minutes, Potap Tushin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rochford and the Stanway AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nikita Bykov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rudolf Savvin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. When Stanway AFC's Nikita Bykov in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rochford's goalie prevented a goal. 83 minutes into the match, Rochford's goal looked a bit too open when Grigoriy Bryzgalov came free, but Rudolf Savvin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikita Bykov in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rudolf Savvin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Stanway AFC's Nikita Bykov in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rochford's goalie prevented a goal. Stanway AFC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.