League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Timofey Kalachinskiy started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vladimir Chernobuk in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivan Baburov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 6 minutes into the match, Yuliy Mishin notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Fakel's Valeriy Kapuro. Valeriy Kapuro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, FC Shakhovskaya 2013's Ivan Baburov got control of the ball when Rudolf Tsvetkov tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC Shakhovskaya 2013's Ivan Baburov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikita Emelyanov in the 13th minute of play. When Nikita Emelyanov came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Fakel 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 Nikita Emelyanov couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Fakel booed when FC Shakhovskaya 2013 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vitaliy Baluba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rudolf Tsvetkov in the 18thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ivan Baburov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 21 played minutes Fakel got a freekick which was hit by Arkadiy Perekalin. Rudolf Tsvetkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lev Shilov during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lev Shilov hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Nikita Emelyanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Baburov having to interfere. In the 35th match minute, Fakel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arkadiy Perekalin to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vitaliy Baluba during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 41 played minutes FC Shakhovskaya 2013 got a freekick which was hit by Vitaliy Baluba. Fakel's Nikolay Pudov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for FC Shakhovskaya 2013.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nikita Emelyanov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ivan Baburov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nikita Emelyanov's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Nikita Emelyanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Rudolf Tsvetkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute, Nikita Emelyanov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivan Baburov was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After 66 played minutes FC Shakhovskaya 2013 got a freekick which was hit by Igor Filippov. After a defensive mix-up in FC Shakhovskaya 2013's zone, Nikita Emelyanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Baburov came out of the goal and Nikita Emelyanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FC Shakhovskaya 2013's Ivan Baburov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikita Emelyanov in the 69th minute of play. Nikita Emelyanov might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ivan Baburov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nikita Emelyanov ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 77th minute of the game. One of FC Shakhovskaya 2013:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Fakel:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudolf Tsvetkov in the 81st minute of play forced FC Shakhovskaya 2013's goalkeeper Ivan Baburov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rudolf Tsvetkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Ivan Baburov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikita Emelyanov in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivan Baburov saved FC Shakhovskaya 2013 from getting behind. Rudolf Tsvetkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rudolf Tsvetkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rudolf Tsvetkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Baburov having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Nikita Emelyanov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivan Baburov was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Fakel had played much better football throughout.