League Play-Off

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Denis Kabanov took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Denis Kabanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 4 minutes into the match, Real Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Kabanov came free, but Fedor Kurganskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aleksey Zyuzin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fedor Kosich went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Andron Kunschikov took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fedor Kurganskiy. Fedor Kurganskiy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After 17 played minutes Novomoskovsk got a freekick which was hit by Vasiliy Veselov. 19 minutes into the match, Novomoskovsk's Andron Kunschikov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fedor Kurganskiy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Konstantin Yaguzhinskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Andron Kunschikov struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Fedor Kurganskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Novomoskovsk. Real Madrid's Fedor Kurganskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andron Kunschikov in the 30th minute of play. After having played for 35 minutes, Denis Kabanov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Novomoskovsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Denis Kabanov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Kabanov in the 39th minute of play forced Real Madrid's goalkeeper Fedor Kurganskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albert Simonov charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albert Simonov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Real Madrid's Albert Simonov got a free kick in the 39th minute. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by Real Madrid's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stepan Bigichev was slow to take the kick. During this time Novomoskovsk's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Stepan Bigichev almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Real Madrid's Fedor Kurganskiy did a great save. Novomoskovsk's Andron Kunschikov got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valentin Hropov made a kick off. Fedor Kurganskiy came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Novomoskovsk's Andron Kunschikov. But to his dismay, Andron Kunschikov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Denis Kabanov succeeded in the game's 56th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-3. 60 minutes into the match, Real Madrid's goalkeeper Fedor Kurganskiy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andron Kunschikov. Fedor Kurganskiy came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Novomoskovsk's Denis Kabanov. But to his dismay, Denis Kabanov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Sergey Saveliev's late challenge caught a Real Madrid's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sergey Saveliev helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Novomoskovsk's Sergey Saveliev got a free kick in the 66th minute. After having played for 69 minutes, Fedor Kosich managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Madrid's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fedor Kosich was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 73rd minute, Velimir Novoseltsev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andron Kunschikov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of Fedor Kurganskiy when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 84 minutes, Marat Kononov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Novomoskovsk and the Real Madrid players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Novomoskovsk getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Marat Kononov hit a great ball. Andron Kunschikov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fedor Kurganskiy having to make a save. Fedor Kurganskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Kabanov in the 87th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Real Madrid's Fedor Kosich sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aleksey Zyuzin narrowly saved just below the crossbar.