League Play-Off

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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dynamo-SPb's Dmitriy Kostrovskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolay Pavlyuchenko in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute, Gennadiy Golubchenko made a precise shot to the right of Dmitriy Kostrovskiy. Dynamo-SPb's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 10th minute Pahom Vyazemskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmitriy Kostrovskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yakov Artsybashev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marat Lam's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Gennadiy Golubchenko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dmitriy Kostrovskiy. Dynamo-SPb's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gennadiy Golubchenko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Gennadiy Golubchenko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pahom Vyazemskiy took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dmitriy Kostrovskiy. Dmitriy Kostrovskiy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. After a rather tough play, Малая Охта's Nikolay Pavlyuchenko got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute, Pahom Vyazemskiy 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. Ruslan Tihonin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yakov Artsybashev having to interfere. 47 minutes into the game, Pahom Vyazemskiy recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dmitriy Kostrovskiy. Pahom Vyazemskiy showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 7-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 7-0 at half-time.

Dynamo-SPb's Dmitriy Kostrovskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gennadiy Golubchenko in the 52nd minute of play. Gennadiy Golubchenko struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Dmitriy Kostrovskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Малая Охта. After some careless play in the Dynamo-SPb defense, Gennadiy Golubchenko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dmitriy Kostrovskiy. The Dynamo-SPb fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dmitriy Kostrovskiy should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Dynamo-SPb's zone, Pahom Vyazemskiy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dmitriy Kostrovskiy came out of the goal and Pahom Vyazemskiy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpected shot in the 62nd minute by Ivan Obodov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Dmitriy Kostrovskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gennadiy Golubchenko in the 64th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Dynamo-SPb's goal looked a bit too open when Gennadiy Golubchenko came free, but Dmitriy Kostrovskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, German Beskov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Малая Охта's supporters rose to their feet, but German Beskov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dmitriy Kostrovskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Малая Охта's Denis Klyuzhev was substituted for Nikolay Pavlyuchenko. Gennadiy Golubchenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dynamo-SPb's Dmitriy Kostrovskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pahom Vyazemskiy in the 76th minute of play. Gennadiy Golubchenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmitriy Kostrovskiy having to interfere. 87 minutes into the game, Малая Охта's Gennadiy Golubchenko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dmitriy Kostrovskiy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. After 94 played minutes Малая Охта got a freekick which was hit by Fedor Kartashev. Dmitriy Kostrovskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pahom Vyazemskiy in the 97th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Малая Охта had played much better football throughout.