League

Whitton
Spectators: 6650 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 150) Whitton City's Vitinho Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Innokentiy Pashin in the 3rd minute of play. Vitinho Fernandez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gennadiy Kirillov's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. After 5 minutes, Grigoriy Kormilin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Whitton City and the Welwyn Garden City City players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Welwyn Garden City City booed when Whitton City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grigoriy Kormilin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vitinho Fernandez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Innokentiy Pashin in the 6th minute of play. Dmitriy Cherchesov scored 1-0 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of German Butuzov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Dmitriy Cherchesov fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Whitton City's protests and gave Dmitriy Cherchesov a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Whitton City's Dmitriy Cherchesov got a free kick in the 13th minute. If Artem Grishin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute, Artem Grishin 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. In the 20th minute, Gennadiy Kirillov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vitinho Fernandez was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Artem Grishin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute Artem Grishin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitinho Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Welwyn Garden City City's German Butuzov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Welwyn Garden City City from getting a goal against them. Vitinho Fernandez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gennadiy Kirillov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valeriy Eremin hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Artem Grishin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. German Butuzov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donat Fominov in the 45th minute of play. The supporters of Whitton City booed when Welwyn Garden City City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lev Lavrentev didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Innokentiy Pashin made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Whitton City's zone, Innokentiy Pashin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vitinho Fernandez came out of the goal and Innokentiy Pashin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Whitton City's Vitinho Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eldar Sharonov in the 54th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Evgeniy Rodionov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gennadiy Kirillov might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vitinho Fernandez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gennadiy Kirillov ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 63rd minute Innokentiy Pashin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitinho Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Whitton City's Vitinho Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Innokentiy Pashin in the 65th minute of play. Whitton City's Vitinho Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artem Grishin in the 74th minute of play. In the 77th minute Eldar Sharonov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitinho Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute, Dmitriy Cherchesov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. German Butuzov was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 82nd minute, Innokentiy Pashin fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Innokentiy Pashins short, quick shot in the 85thth minute got Vitinho Fernandez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Innokentiy Pashin in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitinho Fernandez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. German Butuzov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donat Fominov in the 91st minute of play. In the 91st minute, Artem Grishin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Whitton City's Vitinho Fernandez got control of the ball when Innokentiy Pashin tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, Whitton City could leave the field as winners, despite Welwyn Garden City City having more of the ball for most of the match.