League

Chingford
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Timofey Krylov started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikolay Lobanov in the 3rd minute of play forced Chingford's goalkeeper Stepan Chuikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oleg Gulyaev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nil Sharov went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Nil Sharov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Aktobe's Oleg Gulyaev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save FC Aktobe from getting a goal against them. Stepan Chuikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolay Lobanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Timofey Krylov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Timofey Krylov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chingford's supporters rose to their feet, but Timofey Krylov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oleg Gulyaev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Timofey Krylov struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Oleg Gulyaev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chingford. Chingford's Nil Sharov got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 34 minutes, Timofey Krylov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chingford's supporters crossed their fingers, but Timofey Krylov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Stepan Chuikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikolay Lobanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Aleksandr Chaikovskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Timofey Krylov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With 57 minutes on the clock, Denis Efentev commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 63 minutes into the match, Chingford's goal looked a bit too open when Rustam Rozhkov came free, but Stepan Chuikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Grigoriy Deduh took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Stepan Chuikov to make any attempt to save it. Chingford's Stepan Chuikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigoriy Deduh in the 70th minute of play. Chingford's Stepan Chuikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigoriy Deduh in the 76th minute of play. With a little luck, Chingford's Stepan Chuikov got control of the ball when Nikolay Lobanov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Stepan Chuikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigoriy Deduh in the 89th minute of the match. Stepan Chuikov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nikolay Lobanov in the 90th minute. Timofey Krylov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Timofey Krylov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oleg Gulyaev having to interfere. Nil Sharov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oleg Gulyaev having to interfere. Chants of FC Aktobe echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Chingford had held the ball for most of the match.