Friendly League

Shady Park
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The Shadows's Darley Adamson 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. Nelson Mogork kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. The Shadows were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Novosibirsk FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Case Maunsell took the corner. Case Maunsell made a great header on The Shadows's corner, it was just that Novosibirsk FC's Vsevolod Sergin managed to reach the ball for a save. Vsevolod Sergin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darley Adamson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stepan Boltaev in the 22nd minute of play forced The Shadows's goalkeeper Earl Mcvey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 24 in the game by Darley Adamson from a close distance when the talented Vsevolod Sergin managed to make a qualified save. Novosibirsk FC's players were relieved. With a little luck, Novosibirsk FC's Vsevolod Sergin got control of the ball when Darley Adamson tried to sneak it across the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Novosibirsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Darley Adamson came free, but Vsevolod Sergin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Earl Mcvey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergey Denisov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vsevolod Sergin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nelson Mogork in the 38th minute of play. In the 40th minute Sergey Denisov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Earl Mcvey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 45 minutes, Bickford Serena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Shadows and the Novosibirsk FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to The Shadows getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Bickford Serena hit a great ball. Innokentiy Artemev, 46 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Earl Mcvey didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sergey Denisov went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sergey Denisov to make the kick off. Sam Stevenson kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Sergey Denisov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Earl Mcvey made a huge save. Innokentiy Artemev kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergey Denisov in the 60th minute of play forced The Shadows's goalkeeper Earl Mcvey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 62 minutes of play, The Shadows's Darley Adamson made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vsevolod Sergin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Novosibirsk FC's Lev Kaznacheev was substituted for Roman Maslyannikov. Novosibirsk FC made a substitution. Valeriy Averchenko replaced Semen Nosov. Earl Mcvey acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 68th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Trofim Adrianov. Earl Mcvey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Innokentiy Artemev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When The Shadows's Darley Adamson in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Novosibirsk FC's goalie prevented a goal. Bickford Serena kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Innokentiy Artemev was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 74th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Darley Adamson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Stepan Boltaev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute, Novosibirsk FC's Sergey Denisov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. Vsevolod Sergin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bennett Andrusiow in the 90th minute of play. Vsevolod Sergin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelson Mogork in the 92nd minute of the match. Lev Kaznacheev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Earl Mcvey having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Novosibirsk FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.