League Play-Off

Dove Holes Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Radamir Safronov started the match with the kick off. Timofey Lukashenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Arseny Kadumkevich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Dove Holes United's Pakhom Khramov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matvey Fatikov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 13th minute Radamir Safronov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matvey Fatikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pakhom Khramovs short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Matvey Fatikov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Orsha's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Naum Shitkovsky was slow to take the kick. During this time Dove Holes United's players had a chance to rest. Dove Holes United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Naum Shitkovsky in the 19th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Orsha's goalie and right to Boris Provodov. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Orsha's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Matvey Fatikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radamir Safronov in the 22nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Trafim Urbanchyk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Orsha's supporters rose to their feet, but Trafim Urbanchyk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arseny Kadumkevich breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 27th minute Timofey Lukashenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arseny Kadumkevich saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radamir Safronov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dove Holes United's goalkeeper Arseny Kadumkevich, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Apanas Krupovich kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Stanislav Evsuk sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Dove Holes United's Arseny Kadumkevich didn't even have to move. 42 minutes into the game, Trafim Urbanchyk cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Arseny Kadumkevich was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Dove Holes United's Radamir Safronov in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Orsha's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Trafim Urbanchyk was the one to do the kick off. Matvey Fatikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pakhom Khramov, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Radamir Safronov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Orsha's Stanislav Evsuk got a free kick in the 55th minute. Arseny Kadumkevich took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trafim Urbanchyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 65 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Radamir Safronov sped through Orsha's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Matvey Fatikov. 70 minutes into the match, Dove Holes United's goal looked a bit too open when Trafim Urbanchyk came free, but Arseny Kadumkevich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Dove Holes United's goal looked a bit too open when Trafim Urbanchyk came free, but Arseny Kadumkevich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Pakhom Khramov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute, Dove Holes United's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Timofey Lukashenko fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Arseny Kadumkevich made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trafim Urbanchyk in the 81st minute of play. The supporters of Orsha booed when Dove Holes United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cheslav Razumny didn't get a good kick on the ball. Trafim Urbanchyk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Arseny Kadumkevich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arseny Kadumkevich made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Timofey Lukashenko sent off a good shot on target. Trafim Urbanchyk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dove Holes United's Radamir Safronov got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.