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Flushing
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Flushing's Vadim Gnezditskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zinoviy Abaidulin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Flushing's Petr Tochilin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Semen Gordeev in the 16th minute of play. Ivan Gerasimov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vadim Gnezditskiy in the 23rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ashton-in-Makerfield FC's Rafael Morgunov got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ashton-in-Makerfield FC's zone, Zinoviy Abaidulin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Gerasimov came out of the goal and Zinoviy Abaidulin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Flushing's goalkeeper Petr Tochilin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maksim Larionov during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Flushing's Maksim Larionov got a free kick in the 30th minute. Aleksandr Kirichenko kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. During the 38th minute of the match Aleksandr Kirichenko completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Aleksandr Kirichenko a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Aleksandr Efimov was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 39th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 44th match minute, Flushing was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vadim Gnezditskiy to maneuver through the defense. Vadim Gnezditskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Gerasimov having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Filipp Kononenko was the one to do the kick off. 58 minutes into the match, Zinoviy Abaidulin notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Ashton-in-Makerfield FC's Ivan Gerasimov. Ivan Gerasimov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Filipp Kononenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Semen Gordeev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Petr Tochilin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Semen Gordeev in the 70th minute. An unexpected shot in the 74th minute by Filipp Kononenko got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Zinoviy Abaidulin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Ivan Gerasimov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 77 minutes into the match, Ashton-in-Makerfield FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zinoviy Abaidulin came free, but Ivan Gerasimov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivan Gerasimov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arseniy Artemev went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Zinoviy Abaidulin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Ivan Gerasimov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paramon Gordienko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Ivan Gerasimov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zinoviy Abaidulin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zinoviy Abaidulin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Flushing's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.