League Play-Off

Borisov
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Radislav Chaban got the match started through his kick off. Apanas Trojan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Branislav Yanchyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Ignat Egorov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bobruisk's supporters rose to their feet, but Ignat Egorov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Branislav Yanchyk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Ignat Egorov came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Bobruisk 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 Ignat Egorov couldn't finish the play. After 17 minutes of play, Borisov's Vladislav Birukov made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Genady Bloh was left in no man's land by his defense there! Apanas Trojan might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Branislav Yanchyk. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Apanas Trojan ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ignat Egorov in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Branislav Yanchyk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 26thth minute of the game Ignat Egorov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Borisov's Branislav Yanchyk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Genady Bloh was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Radislav Chaban showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 29 minute of play. The supporters of Borisov booed when Bobruisk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kastus Antonenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bobruisk's Genady Bloh proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Bobruisk from getting a goal against them. After having played for 37 minutes, Ignat Egorov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bobruisk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ignat Egorov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 46 minutes into the game, one of Borisov:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Bobruisk a penalty, 48 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Vadim Nikitenko, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Borisov's Branislav Yanchyk. 2-2. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Ignat Egorov made the kick off in the second half. Bobruisk's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vadim Nikitenko in the 56th minute. The corner led Bobruisk's Liavon Yakovlev to a score. 2-3 in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radislav Chaban in the 60th minute of play forced Bobruisk's goalkeeper Genady Bloh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The long shot by Radamir Rahovich in the 65th minute really tested Branislav Yanchyk's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Borisov's Branislav Yanchyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignat Egorov in the 66th minute of play. Genady Bloh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladislav Birukov in the 70th minute of play. Bobruisk's Genady Bloh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radislav Chaban in the 71st minute of play. In the 71st minute, Radislav Chaban left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Borisov fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Borisov's Vladislav Birukov got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 85 minutes, Jakov Grechkin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bobruisk and the Borisov players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th minute, Jakov Grechkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ignat Egorov had several of the Borisov's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 90 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-4 score and a disappointed Branislav Yanchyk as he didn't even see the shot coming. A collision led to Bobruisk getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Jakov Grechkin hit a great ball. Ignat Egorov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Branislav Yanchyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bobruisk's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.