League Play-Off

Minsk Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aleksandr Eroshevich kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Soligorsk getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Andrey Parhimovich hit a great ball. Stanislav Silanov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 5thth minute tested the skills of Liavon Asipenko when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Stanislav Silanov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Liavon Asipenko firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 12th minute, Andrey Chabatarev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Genady Zhukovsky received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Liavon Lapeiko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erofey Larchenkov in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Liavon Lapeiko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrey Chabatarev during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC OldSchool Minsk's Andrey Chabatarev got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute, FC OldSchool Minsk's Naum Levashenko seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Naum Levashenko the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC OldSchool Minsk protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Naum Levashenko had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 31 minutes into the game, one of FC OldSchool Minsk:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Erofey Larchenkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erofey Larchenkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Liavon Lapeiko having to interfere. Genady Zhukovsky might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Liavon Lapeiko. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Genady Zhukovsky ran back to his position shaking his head. Erofey Larchenkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Erofey Larchenkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erofey Larchenkov to make the kick off. If Stanislav Silanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC OldSchool Minsk's Liavon Lapeiko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erofey Larchenkov in the 56th minute of play. Liavon Lapeiko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erofey Larchenkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Genady Zhukovsky in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Liavon Lapeiko, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 62nd minute, Genady Zhukovsky 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Erofey Larchenkov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Soligorsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Erofey Larchenkov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Liavon Lapeiko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vasily Antropov kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Soligorsk's Valentin Filimonov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 68th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for FC OldSchool Minsk. If Erofey Larchenkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute, Stanislav Silanov 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. Genady Zhukovsky fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Liavon Lapeiko having to interfere. Liavon Lapeiko made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Genady Zhukovsky sent off a good shot on target. In the 96th minute Erofey Larchenkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liavon Lapeiko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.