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Berwick Upon Tweed
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Denis Krasnouhov got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yuriy Vanin got free with Albert Kapelyush in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 6th minute, Denis Gusev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valentin Noskov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oleg Drozdenko in the 11th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Rostislav Belosohov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Wellesbourne AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Zahar Nelepin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 18 minutes, Denis Gusev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Berwick Upon Tweed and the Wellesbourne AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Wellesbourne AFC booed when Berwick Upon Tweed was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Gusev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rostislav Badanin hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zahar Nelepin in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Albert Kapelyush prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Wellesbourne AFC's Albert Kapelyush got control of the ball when Yuriy Vanin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Albert Kapelyush took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zahar Nelepin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yuriy Vanin in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Albert Kapelyush, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to Wellesbourne AFC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Roman Sapunov hit a great ball. Yuriy Vanin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Albert Kapelyush tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute Yuriy Vanin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albert Kapelyush saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 42 minutes, Denis Krasnouhov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wellesbourne AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Denis Krasnouhov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Yuriy Vanin fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Berwick Upon Tweed's protests and gave Yuriy Vanin a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Berwick Upon Tweed's Yuriy Vanin got a free kick in the 44th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zahar Nelepin to make the kick off. With splendid footwork Denis Krasnouhov arrived in front of goal to shoot 0-2 by the left pole in the game's 55th minute. Wellesbourne AFC's Albert Kapelyush played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Gusev in the 59th minute of play. Wellesbourne AFC's Albert Kapelyush played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zahar Nelepin in the 59th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Berwick Upon Tweed's zone, Gennadiy Shvetsov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valentin Noskov came out of the goal and Gennadiy Shvetsov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Berwick Upon Tweed's Valentin Noskov got control of the ball when Rostislav Belosohov tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Berwick Upon Tweed's Evgeniy Leontevskiy seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Evgeniy Leontevskiy the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Berwick Upon Tweed protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Evgeniy Leontevskiy had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Berwick Upon Tweed! Fedor Kanskiy shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Roman Sapunov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 77th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Valentin Noskov. Berwick Upon Tweed's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 77th match minute, Wellesbourne AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Sapunov to maneuver through the defense. Albert Kapelyush showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruslan Lezhnev, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Yuriy Vanin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Albert Kapelyush tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Berwick Upon Tweed were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after Wellesbourne AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gennadiy Antushevskiy took the corner. Berwick Upon Tweed's Gennadiy Antushevskiy was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Albert Kapelyush in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Denis Gusev came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Berwick Upon Tweed 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 Denis Gusev couldn't finish the play. In the 95th match minute, Berwick Upon Tweed was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yuriy Vanin to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Wellesbourne AFC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Berwick Upon Tweed.