League

Whitton
Spectators: 6650 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 150) Almaty Night Warriors's Vasiliy Vampilov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute, Whitton City's Veniamin Kumin seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Veniamin Kumin the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Whitton City protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Veniamin Kumin had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 7th minute, one of Whitton City:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Whitton City. Andrey Yakovlev shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Vasiliy Vampilov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute, Egor Chernov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vasiliy Vampilov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitinho Fernandez having to interfere. The supporters of Whitton City booed when Almaty Night Warriors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrey Yakovlev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Igor Ignatov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valeriy Eremin, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Igor Ignatov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dmitriy Cherchesov in the 23rd minute. Grigoriy Kormilin's late challenge caught a Almaty Night Warriors's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Grigoriy Kormilin helped the player get up and apologised. After 28 played minutes Whitton City got a freekick which was hit by Evgeniy Rodionov. 29 minutes into the match, Almaty Night Warriors's Andrey Yakovlev broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Vasiliy Vampilov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Vasiliy Vampilov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th match minute, Whitton City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evgeniy Rodionov to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Whitton City's zone, Gennadiy Gorelkin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vitinho Fernandez came out of the goal and Gennadiy Gorelkin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vasiliy Vampilov in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vitinho Fernandez saved Whitton City from getting behind. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dmitriy Cherchesov was the one to do the kick off. After 57 played minutes Whitton City got a freekick which was hit by Egor Chernov. If Vasiliy Vampilov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gennadiy Gorelkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitinho Fernandez having to interfere. Vasiliy Vampilov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitinho Fernandez having to interfere. After 79 minutes, Evgeniy Rodionov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Whitton City and the Almaty Night Warriors players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 79th match minute, Whitton City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evgeniy Rodionov to maneuver through the defense. Almaty Night Warriors's Vasiliy Vampilov got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 81 minutes, Egor Chernov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Whitton City and the Almaty Night Warriors players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Whitton City's Evgeniy Rodionov got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Igor Ignatov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dmitriy Cherchesov, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 91 minutes into the game, Dmitriy Cherchesov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Igor Ignatov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vasiliy Vampilov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Vitinho Fernandez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Almaty Night Warriors were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.