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Keggers Hill
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergey Tupikin in the 2nd minute of play forced Torpoint's goalkeeper Sergey Balbatun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aleksandr Medvedev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Stepan Belyanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergey Tupikin in the 7th minute of play forced Torpoint's goalkeeper Sergey Balbatun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the game, Dmitriy Marusin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Torpoint's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Keggers Hill United the free kick. In the 9th minute, Dmitriy Marusin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Keggers Hill United's Filimon Pankratov tried to score from far away in the 10th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Keggers Hill United's Stepan Belyanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rostislav Tyschenko in the 17th minute of play. Aleksandr Medvedev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stepan Belyanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksandr Medvedev in the 20th minute of play. Stepan Belyanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rostislav Tyschenko in the 22nd minute of the match. A collision led to Torpoint getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Petr Topilskiy hit a great ball. Sergey Balbatun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergey Tupikin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aleksandr Medvedev might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stepan Belyanov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aleksandr Medvedev ran back to his position shaking his head. Stepan Belyanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rostislav Tyschenko in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Emmanuil Strelets hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Torpoint's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Boris Garnin in the 37th minute. After taking down the ball on Torpoint's corner Boris Garnin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Stepan Belyanov quite easily take care of the ball. Aleksandr Medvedev struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Stepan Belyanov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Torpoint. When Dmitriy Marusin was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 45 minutes had been played. The supporters of Keggers Hill United booed when Torpoint was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dmitriy Marusin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 48th minute of the match Keggers Hill United got a corner. Torpoint's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Filimon Pankratov ran over to the corner to take the kick. Keggers Hill United's Filimon Pankratov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sergey Balbatun in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sergey Tupikin to make the kick off. After 54 minutes Torpoint's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Filimon Pankratov who took care of the corner kick. Sergey Balbatun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergey Tupikin in the 57th minute of the match. If Timofey Malanichev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Torpoint's Aleksandr Medvedev got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eremey Vasiliev's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute, Stepan Belyanov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a little luck, Keggers Hill United's Stepan Belyanov got control of the ball when Aleksandr Medvedev tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Keggers Hill United's zone, Aleksandr Medvedev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stepan Belyanov came out of the goal and Aleksandr Medvedev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aleksandr Medvedev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Stepan Belyanov made a huge save. Aleksandr Medvedev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Stepan Belyanov made a huge save. Anatoliy Doronin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Sergey Balbatun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rostislav Tyschenko charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rostislav Tyschenko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Torpoint's Rostislav Tyschenko got a free kick in the 84th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Keggers Hill United's zone, Rostislav Tyschenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stepan Belyanov came out of the goal and Rostislav Tyschenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Keggers Hill United's Stepan Belyanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Keggers Hill United from getting a goal against them. Stepan Belyanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aleksandr Medvedev in the 91st minute. Ruslan Volkov charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ruslan Volkov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Torpoint booed when Keggers Hill United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruslan Volkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Keggers Hill United's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.