League Play-Off

Molodechno
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Molodechno's Yuriy Gerasimenko 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. Vladislav Yakubenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stepan Murovsky in the 7th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aleksandr Latushko got free with Aleksey Shilov in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 12th minute, Vasily Skalazub hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladislav Yakubenko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danila Andrievsky, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Aleksey Shilov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuriy Gerasimenko in the 17th minute of the match. Aleksandr Latushko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksey Shilov having to interfere. Ivan Schastny's late challenge caught a Molodechno's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ivan Schastny helped the player get up and apologised. Molodechno's Danila Andrievsky couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 25th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Molodechno. Yuriy Gerasimenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aleksandr Latushko got free with Aleksey Shilov in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Molodechno's Vladislav Yakubenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stepan Murovsky in the 31st minute of play. Aleksandr Latushko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zahar Bogdanov's late challenge caught a Molodechno's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zahar Bogdanov helped the player get up and apologised. Zahar Bogdanov kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuriy Gerasimenko in the 35th minute of play forced Molodechno's goalkeeper Aleksey Shilov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Molodechno's Zahar Bogdanov got his second yellow card of the match in the 39th minute. The referee ordered Zahar Bogdanov off the ground. In the 40th match minute, Molodechno was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zahar Bogdanov to maneuver through the defense. Yuriy Gerasimenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Aleksey Shilov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roman Nikiforenko to make the kick off. In the 57th minute, Roman Nikiforenko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Molodechno fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Stepan Murovsky sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vladislav Yakubenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Alekseev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Molodechno's goal looked a bit too open when Yuriy Gerasimenko came free, but Aleksey Shilov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Molodechno's goal looked a bit too open when Yuriy Gerasimenko came free, but Aleksey Shilov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Roman Nikiforenko, 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 Yakubenko was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. If Aleksandr Latushko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksandr Latushko in the 83rd minute of play forced Molodechno's goalkeeper Aleksey Shilov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Danila Andrievsky fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Molodechno's protests and gave Danila Andrievsky a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Molodechno getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Danila Andrievsky hit a great ball. After 91 played minutes Molodechno got a freekick which was hit by Stepan Murovsky. In the 92nd minute of the match Vasily Skalazub shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aleksey Shilov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Aleksey Shilov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuriy Gerasimenko in the 93rd minute of the match. Despite being the better team, Molodechno failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.