League Play-Off

Kirkby Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Igor Klebanov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mikhail Petuhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marat Demaratov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute, Andrey Kamyanchuk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the match, Kirkby United's Ilya Biskupskiy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mikhail Petuhov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Kirkby United booed when FC Aktobe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fedor Burlyaev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mikhail Petuhov was a little too slow when Ilya Biskupskiy got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 14th minute. The score was now 1-0. Marat Demaratovs short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Mikhail Petuhov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ilya Biskupskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Mikhail Petuhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Kirkby United's Marat Demaratov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mikhail Petuhov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marat Demaratov 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. Ilya Biskupskiy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Mikhail Petuhov made a huge save. Ilya Biskupskiys short, quick shot in the 45thth minute got Mikhail Petuhov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Marat Demaratov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mikhail Petuhov having to make a save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marat Demaratov made a kick off. Felix Talalikhin was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Igor Klebanov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Igor Klebanov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Georgiy Kalakutskiy got free with Felix Talalikhin in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Georgiy Kalakutskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felix Talalikhin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Klebanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 65 minutes into the game, Marat Koptev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kirkby United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Aktobe the free kick. In the 65th match minute, Kirkby United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marat Koptev to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marat Demaratov in the 69th minute of play forced FC Aktobe's goalkeeper Mikhail Petuhov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilya Biskupskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ilya Biskupskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mikhail Petuhov didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Kirkby United's Marat Demaratov shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Ilya Biskupskiy struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Mikhail Petuhov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kirkby United. Mikhail Petuhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marat Demaratov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilya Biskupskiy in the 84th minute of play forced FC Aktobe's goalkeeper Mikhail Petuhov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Klebanov 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. 93 minutes into the game, Fedor Burlyaev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Aktobe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kirkby United the free kick. A collision led to FC Aktobe getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Fedor Burlyaev hit a great ball. Marat Demaratov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikhail Petuhov having to interfere. Kirkby United walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.