League

Cowley
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Cowley's Albert Malyutin 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. Andrey Zurabov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Rafael Akinfeev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andrey Zurabov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vadim Gendelev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Rafael Akinfeev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Andrey Zurabov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Shaftesbury's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrey Zurabov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Akinfeev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rudolf Fomichev made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Irakliy Statsenko sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Shaftesbury's Rudolf Fomichev got control of the ball when Irakliy Statsenko tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Pavel Dymov took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Rudolf Fomichev to make any attempt to save it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ernest Angileev during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cowley's Ernest Angileev got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 41st match minute, Cowley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikita Kozlov to maneuver through the defense. Cowley's Rafael Akinfeev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vadim Gendelev in the 45th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrey Zurabov in the 46th minute of play forced Cowley's goalkeeper Rafael Akinfeev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Vadim Gendelev in the 52nd minute of play forced Cowley's goalkeeper Rafael Akinfeev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vadim Gendelev in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rafael Akinfeev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Shaftesbury's Rudolf Fomichev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Irakliy Statsenko in the 60th minute of play. In the 62nd match minute, Cowley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavel Dymov to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute Vadim Gendelev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Akinfeev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rudolf Fomichev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albert Malyutin in the 74th minute of play. If Irakliy Statsenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Shaftesbury's goalkeeper Rudolf Fomichev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vadim Gendelev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Rafael Akinfeev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Shaftesbury's zone, Albert Malyutin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rudolf Fomichev came out of the goal and Albert Malyutin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rudolf Fomichev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Irakliy Statsenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.