League Play-Off

Dimitrovgrada
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Velikie Luki FC's Eduard Kazachenok 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. Yuriy Shurygin hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After 4 played minutes Velikie Luki FC got a freekick which was hit by Ernest Avdeev. Felix Konstantinov made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Vladislav Petrov sent off a good shot on target. Dimitrovgrad1 FC's Vladislav Petrov was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 8th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. If Vladislav Petrov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 12 played minutes Velikie Luki FC got a freekick which was hit by Pahom Gotsinskiy. After 13 played minutes Dimitrovgrad1 FC got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Averchenko. In the 14th minute, Eduard Kazachenok ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vladislav Katorgin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. A collision led to Dimitrovgrad1 FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Artem Saprykin hit a great ball. Dimitrovgrad1 FC's Vladislav Katorgin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timofey Shalmanov in the 19th minute of play. Yuriy Shurygin's late challenge caught a Velikie Luki FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yuriy Shurygin helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Dimitrovgrad1 FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Yuriy Shurygin hit a great ball. Yuriy Shurygin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felix Konstantinov having to interfere. Felix Konstantinov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arkadiy Kulaev in the 26th minute of the match. Yuriy Shurygin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vladislav Petrov in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Felix Konstantinov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Felix Konstantinov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pavel Shilov's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Vladislav Katorgin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timofey Shalmanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Dimitrovgrad1 FC fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when Dimitrovgrad1 FC's Yuriy Shurygin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Vladislav Petrov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felix Konstantinov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pavel Shilov in the 45th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vladislav Petrov in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Felix Konstantinov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dimitrovgrad1 FC's Vladislav Katorgin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Dimitrovgrad1 FC from getting a goal against them. Arkadiy Kulaev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Felix Konstantinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arkadiy Kulaev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felix Konstantinov having to interfere. Felix Konstantinov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladislav Petrov, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 62nd minute, Pavel Myslitskiy reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vladislav Katorgin. The goal made the score 2-2. In the 71st minute, Velikie Luki FC's Pavel Myslitskiy ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vladislav Katorgin. Vladislav Katorgin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. Vladislav Katorgin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Timofey Shalmanov in the 77th minute. When Timofey Shalmanov, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 77 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Vladislav Katorgin was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 79 minutes into the match, Vladislav Petrov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Felix Konstantinov. Velikie Luki FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vladislav Petrov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vladislav Petrov in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Felix Konstantinov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dimitrovgrad1 FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arkadiy Kulaev in the 97th minute. The corner ended in Arkadiy Kulaev almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Velikie Luki FC's Felix Konstantinov did a great save.