Friendly League

Novorossiysk
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ostap Artemev got the match started through his kick off. Darley Adamson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arseniy Maltsev having to interfere. Arne Huther kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the game, Ostap Artemev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Earl Mcvey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arseniy Maltsev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darley Adamson in the 13th minute of the match. In the 14th minute of the match The Shadows got a corner. Novorossiysk FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Case Maunsell ran over to the corner to take the kick. Sam Stevenson was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 15 minutes into the match. Sam Stevenson hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute, Potap Kostin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute, Egor Budzinskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute, Vitaliy Gorbachev 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. Bennett Andrusiow kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Bruno Mcjunkins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Potap Kostin came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Novorossiysk FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Potap Kostin couldn't finish the play. A collision led to The Shadows getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Russell Ancell hit a great ball. Grigoriy Abramenko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Potap Kostin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Earl Mcvey made a huge save. Egor Budzinskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Egor Budzinskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 43rd match minute, Novorossiysk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egor Budzinskiy to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute of the match Case Maunsell sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arseniy Maltsev skillfully saved the ball. Randle Bonham's late challenge caught a Novorossiysk FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Randle Bonham helped the player get up and apologised. Novorossiysk FC made a substitution. Pavel Hidiyatullin replaced Lev Miroshkin. The supporters of Novorossiysk FC booed when The Shadows was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Randle Bonham didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The Shadows's Randle Bonham got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vitaliy Gorbachev took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Earl Mcvey. Earl Mcvey dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Lavrentiy Kiprich hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After 61 played minutes Novorossiysk FC got a freekick which was hit by Lavrentiy Kiprich. Randle Bonham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Arseniy Maltsev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th match minute, The Shadows was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Darley Adamson to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Randle Bonham got free with Arseniy Maltsev in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Potap Kostin charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Potap Kostin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Potap Kostin hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the The Shadows players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Novorossiysk FC.