League

Cheltenham Stadium
Spectators: 6841 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eduard Luzanov kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Great Yarmouth AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after David Mironov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Roman Tretyakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniil Zolotilin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Ruslan Tishkov made a huge save. Andrey Kovtun kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Ruslan Tishkov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniil Zolotilin in the 11th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Andrey Kovtun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Semen Mishin. Cheltenham City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrey Kovtun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Great Yarmouth AFC were furious when Timur Borkovskiy was red carded, 20 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Great Yarmouth AFC! Great Yarmouth AFC:s Ruslan Tishkov showed great skill when he stopped Nikolay Kravets:s penalty. In the 23rd minute, Andrey Kovtun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruslan Tishkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduard Luzanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Mironov got free with Ruslan Tishkov in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Sergey Kontsenebin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sergey Kontsenebin struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Semen Mishin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Great Yarmouth AFC. If Roman Tretyakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ruslan Tishkov didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 47th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sergey Kontsenebin made a kick off. Great Yarmouth AFC's Andrey Kovtun got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 70th match minute, Cheltenham City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikolay Kravets to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cheltenham City's goalkeeper Semen Mishin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Eduard Luzanov 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. Ruslan Tishkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oleg Sheptalin in the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Nikolay Shumilin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 83 minutes into the match, Great Yarmouth AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Eduard Luzanov came free, but Ruslan Tishkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniil Zolotilin scored 2-2 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ruslan Tishkov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniil Zolotilin in the 92nd minute of play forced Great Yarmouth AFC's goalkeeper Ruslan Tishkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Semen Mishin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergey Kontsenebin, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Roman Tretyakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Semen Mishin having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.