League Play-Off

Lida
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nesvizh's Dmitry Kamkovich 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. Patap Ramanovich hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Gomel's Ruslan Khaecky played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dmitry Kamkovich in the 3rd minute of play. Kazimir Skabelko hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. The long shot by Erofey Lakovich in the 8th minute really tested Ruslan Khaecky's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Juras Petrash showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patap Ramanovich in the 17th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Naum Skakunov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gomel's supporters rose to their feet, but Naum Skakunov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juras Petrash breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kirill Garbuz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Juras Petrash didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Patap Ramanovich went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 30th minute, Kirill Garbuz made a precise shot to the right of Juras Petrash. Nesvizh's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Genady Kantarovich recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Juras Petrash made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kirill Garbuz in the 44th minute of play. Genady Kantarovich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruslan Khaecky having to interfere. Juras Petrash made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kirill Garbuz in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Kirill Garbuz made the kick off in the second half. Ruslan Khaecky showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dmitry Kamkovich, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute Anatoly Glinsky shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Khaecky saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 61 played minutes, Nesvizh's Anatoly Glinsky shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ruslan Khaecky came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Nesvizh reached it. Dmitry Kamkovich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruslan Khaecky having to interfere. Ruslan Khaecky took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Genady Kantarovich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Dmitry Kamkovich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute, Haryton Kadumkevich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dmitry Kamkovich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruslan Khaecky having to interfere. Juras Petrash showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naum Skakunov, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vadim Laikevich during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 81 played minutes Nesvizh got a freekick which was hit by Vadim Laikevich. Abelardo Nardo charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abelardo Nardo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Nesvizh's Abelardo Nardo got a free kick in the 91st minute. After a rather tough play, Nesvizh's Vadim Laikevich got a free kick in the 94th minute. The Nesvizh fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Gomel were clearly better and deserved to take the win.