League Play-Off

Stadion Penza
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vasiliy Egorov got the match started through his kick off. Nikolay Eksler stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stanislav Tutskiy's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. 8 minutes into the game, Ilya Baturov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Penza's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vladivostok FC the free kick. After 8 played minutes Penza got a freekick which was hit by Ilya Baturov. After 10 played minutes Penza got a freekick which was hit by Evgeniy Yablochkov. After 11 played minutes, Vladivostok FC's Aleksey Burlyaev shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nikolay Eksler came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Vladivostok FC reached it. Vadim Shevchuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Nikolay Eksler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nikolay Eksler came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Vladivostok FC's Vadim Shevchuk. But to his dismay, Vadim Shevchuk quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A collision led to Vladivostok FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Valeriy Uhtomskiy hit a great ball. After 23 played minutes, Penza's Ruslan Yudin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Valentin Ryazanov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Penza reached it. 33 minutes into the match, Penza's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislav Tutskiy came free, but Nikolay Eksler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valentin Ryazanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ilya Baturov in the 38th minute. Yan Tuftin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Nikolay Eksler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42ndth minute of the game Stanislav Tutskiy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Penza's Nikolay Eksler was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Stanislav Tutskiy to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute, Vasiliy Egorov made a precise shot to the right of Valentin Ryazanov. Vladivostok FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Penza's Ilya Baturov got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Vasiliy Egorov came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Penza fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Vasiliy Egorov couldn't finish the play. Valentin Ryazanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasiliy Egorov in the 66th minute of the match. Valentin Ryazanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilya Baturov in the 68th minute of play. Nikolay Eksler made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Vadim Shevchuk sent off a good shot on target. Ilya Baturov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valentin Ryazanov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. Ilya Baturov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vladivostok FC's Valentin Ryazanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilya Baturov in the 87th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nikolay Timonin during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 89th minute, Nikolay Timonin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Penza's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.