League Play-Off

Nalchik Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dmitriy Ermakov got the match started through his kick off. Roman Filippov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitaliy Butyrskiy in the 3rd minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 5th minute of the game. One of FC Nalchik:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Novocherkassk FC:s goal. In the 7th minute there was a penalty for Novocherkassk FC. Valentin Achkasov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Iosif Kosterkin. 0-1. FC Nalchik's Iosif Kosterkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dmitriy Ermakov in the 16th minute of play. Fedor Zhemchuzhnikov hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gennadiy Sychev during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gennadiy Sychev kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, FC Nalchik's goal looked a bit too open when Dmitriy Ermakov came free, but Iosif Kosterkin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Novocherkassk FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Mikhail Pylev hit a great ball. Novocherkassk FC's Roman Filippov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitaliy Butyrskiy in the 25th minute of play. Roman Filippov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitaliy Butyrskiy in the 27th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Vitaliy Butyrskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roman Filippov was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. The supporters of Novocherkassk FC booed when FC Nalchik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuliy Kopylenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Novocherkassk FC's Roman Filippov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitaliy Butyrskiy in the 38th minute of play. Roman Filippov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitaliy Butyrskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Roman Filippov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitaliy Butyrskiy in the 42nd minute of play. When FC Nalchik's Vitaliy Butyrskiy in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Novocherkassk FC's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 46 minutes, Yin Liang Kun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Nalchik's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yin Liang Kun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vitaliy Butyrskiy was the one to do the kick off. If Sergey Yakushev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 65 minutes into the match, Yin Liang Kun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roman Filippov. Novocherkassk FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yin Liang Kun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Roman Filippov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitaliy Butyrskiy in the 71st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sergey Yakushev in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roman Filippov saved Novocherkassk FC from getting behind. Konstantin Pitirimov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Roman Filippov. Novocherkassk FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergey Yakushev in the 94th minute of play forced Novocherkassk FC's goalkeeper Roman Filippov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Filippov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitaliy Butyrskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Nalchik were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Novocherkassk FC to leave the ground with a draw.