League Play-Off

Gorki
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) When Nazar Safronov fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gorki's protests and gave Nazar Safronov a yellow card for diving instead. Nazar Safronov kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Fedor Mezin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andrey Kotov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. Nester Gogalev charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nester Gogalev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nester Gogalev kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Andrey Kulikov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Naum Dmitriev. The goal made the score 1-0. Rastislav Andreev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Andrey Kotov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fedor Mezin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Gorki's zone, Fedor Mezin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andrey Kotov came out of the goal and Fedor Mezin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andrey Kotov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rastislav Andreev in the 19th minute of play. Zenon Egorov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Naum Dmitriev having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrey Kulikov in the 30th minute of play forced Polotsk's goalkeeper Naum Dmitriev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zenon Egorovs short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Naum Dmitriev to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 33 minutes into the match, Gorki's Andrey Kulikov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Naum Dmitriev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 36 played minutes Gorki got a freekick which was hit by Leonid Andrievsky. Rastislav Andreev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrey Kotov having to interfere. Naum Dmitriev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrey Kulikov in the 42nd minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andrey Kulikov was the one to do the kick off. Naum Dmitriev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zenon Egorov in the 52nd minute of the match. Naum Dmitriev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zenon Egorov, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 69th minute, Andrey Kulikov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Naum Dmitriev was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Zenon Egorov kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 77thth minute of the game Andrey Kulikov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Polotsk's Naum Dmitriev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Andrey Kulikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Rastislav Andreev came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Polotsk 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 Rastislav Andreev couldn't finish the play. 89 minutes into the game, Andrey Kulikov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Naum Dmitriev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nester Zherdev in the 94th minute of play forced Polotsk's goalkeeper Naum Dmitriev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gorki's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.