League

Kingsbridge Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Erofey Suhanov 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. Irakliy Fedeshov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 10 minutes into the game, Kingsbridge AFC's Erofey Suhanov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vyacheslav Arhipov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erofey Suhanov in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vyacheslav Arhipov saved Formby from getting behind. 14 minutes into the game, Egor Sibirtsev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Formby's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kingsbridge AFC the free kick. In the 14th minute, Egor Sibirtsev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Irakliy Fedeshov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 17 minutes into the match, Sergey Knyazev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vyacheslav Arhipov. Formby's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sergey Knyazev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 22 minutes into the match, Artem Rozhkov notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Kingsbridge AFC's Mikhail Sobolev. Mikhail Sobolev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 26th minute Genrikh Gaisinskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikhail Sobolev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the game, Erofey Suhanov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Vyacheslav Arhipov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Kingsbridge AFC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Sergey Knyazev hit a great ball. If Erofey Suhanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Moisey Kilkinov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kingsbridge AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Moisey Kilkinov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vyacheslav Arhipov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sergey Knyazev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Vyacheslav Arhipov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Formby's Vyacheslav Arhipov got control of the ball when Sergey Knyazev tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sergey Knyazev got free with Vyacheslav Arhipov in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sergey Knyazev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Vyacheslav Arhipov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Artem Rozhkov to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute of the match Gerasim Lobanov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vyacheslav Arhipov skillfully saved the ball. If Artem Rozhkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mikhail Sobolev made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Genrikh Gaisinskiy sent off a good shot on target. Vyacheslav Arhipov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Irakliy Fedeshov in the 67th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kingsbridge AFC's zone, Genrikh Gaisinskiy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mikhail Sobolev came out of the goal and Genrikh Gaisinskiy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Genrikh Gaisinskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Irakliy Fedeshov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vyacheslav Arhipov having to interfere. If Moisey Kilkinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vyacheslav Arhipov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erofey Suhanov in the 76th minute of play. Erofey Suhanov scored 4-1 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vyacheslav Arhipov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Moisey Kilkinov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vyacheslav Arhipov having to interfere. After 92 minutes of play, Kingsbridge AFC's Sergey Knyazev made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vyacheslav Arhipov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Erofey Suhanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vyacheslav Arhipov having to interfere. Formby's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.