League Play-Off

Minsk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sidor Lutkevich got the match started through his kick off. Matvey Vamchuk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot by Svetaslav Razuvaichyk from long distance, 14 minutes into the match, got Jan Masarnovsky's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When Svetaslav Razuvaichyk fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Minsk's protests and gave Svetaslav Razuvaichyk a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Minsk getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Svetaslav Razuvaichyk hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Sidor Lutkevich put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Anton Labuch. The supporters of Minsk booed when FC LonsDale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arseny Kalach didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute of the match Svetaslav Razuvaichyk shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jan Masarnovsky showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Branislav Bagdanovich in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jan Masarnovsky saved FC LonsDale from getting behind. The supporters of Minsk booed when FC LonsDale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matvey Vamchuk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sidor Lutkevich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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 Branislav Bagdanovich made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Branislav Bagdanovich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Masarnovsky saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 53 minutes into the match, Minsk's Oleg Paulenia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jan Masarnovsky narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patap Splendzer during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 55th minute, Patap Splendzer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jakov Drabatovich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Labuch having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidor Lutkevich in the 61st minute of play forced Minsk's goalkeeper Anton Labuch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Minsk getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Erofey Urban hit a great ball. 64 minutes into the match, Minsk's goal looked a bit too open when Sidor Lutkevich came free, but Anton Labuch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Minsk's Anton Labuch proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Minsk from getting a goal against them. 1-2 became the score in the 67th minute when Branislav Bagdanovich elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Oleg Paulenia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Masarnovsky having to interfere. Oleg Paulenia might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jan Masarnovsky. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oleg Paulenia ran back to his position shaking his head. Branislav Bagdanovich might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jan Masarnovsky. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Branislav Bagdanovich ran back to his position shaking his head.