League Play-Off

Santiago Bernabéu St
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Erofey Ilyin made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the match, Real Madrid CF's goal looked a bit too open when Yakov Bagaev came free, but Vladimir Zhigalin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute Yakov Bagaev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Zhigalin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yan Aslanyan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Felix Buryak came out and tried to block the shot, but Yan Aslanyan slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 18th minute. In the 22nd minute, Yakov Bagaev 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. Felix Buryak acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 26th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Serafim Duksa. Zahar Efimov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vladimir Zhigalin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yakov Bagaev went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Vladimir Zhigalin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erofey Ilyin in the 34th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yakov Bagaev in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vladimir Zhigalin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yakov Bagaev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 51st minute Erofey Ilyin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Zhigalin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute, Filipp Chertov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filipp Chertov hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. 58 minutes into the game, Yan Aslanyan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Felix Buryak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yakov Bagaev in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vladimir Zhigalin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of FC Cholpon-Ata booed when Real Madrid CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yan Aslanyan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pavel Kadushkin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 67 minutes, Zahar Efimov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Madrid CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zahar Efimov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yakov Bagaev might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vladimir Zhigalin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yakov Bagaev ran back to his position shaking his head. Erofey Ilyin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vladimir Zhigalin having to make a save. 80 minutes into the match, Real Madrid CF's Yan Aslanyan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Felix Buryak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erofey Ilyin in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vladimir Zhigalin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yakov Bagaev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Erofey Ilyin came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the FC Cholpon-Ata 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 Erofey Ilyin couldn't finish the play. After 93 minutes of play, FC Cholpon-Ata's Yakov Bagaev made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vladimir Zhigalin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Real Madrid CF's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.