League Play-Off

Minsk
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Stanislav Takushevich started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the game, Sergey Kastiukevich was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Minsk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC MENTRIS the free kick. After recieving a nice pass, FC MENTRIS's Teo Solano tried to score from far away in the 3rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Frol Ratov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Igor Khrapko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stanislav Takushevich's late challenge caught a FC MENTRIS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stanislav Takushevich helped the player get up and apologised. In the 7th minute, Stanislav Takushevich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislav Takushevich in the 11th minute of play forced FC MENTRIS's goalkeeper Nazar Filimonov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frol Ratov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Khrapko having to interfere. If Teo Solano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Busel kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. When Vitaly Nikanovich fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC MENTRIS's protests and gave Vitaly Nikanovich a yellow card for diving instead. After 23 played minutes, Minsk's Igor Busel shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nazar Filimonov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Minsk reached it. Nazar Filimonov made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Vadim Pashkevich sent off a good shot on target. Radamir Pimakov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Nazar Filimonov made a huge save. After 35 minutes, Teo Solano made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Minsk's Igor Khrapko tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Vitaly Nikanovich came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the FC MENTRIS 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 Vitaly Nikanovich couldn't finish the play. 42 minutes into the match, Minsk's goal looked a bit too open when Teo Solano came free, but Igor Khrapko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Teo Solano to strike the kick off in the second half. Nazar Filimonov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stanislav Takushevich went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. FC MENTRIS's Vitaly Nikanovich got his second yellow card of the match in the 56th minute. The referee ordered Vitaly Nikanovich off the ground. A collision led to FC MENTRIS getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Vitaly Nikanovich hit a great ball. Nazar Filimonov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislav Takushevich, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The supporters of Minsk booed when FC MENTRIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teo Solano didn't get a good kick on the ball. 62 minutes into the match, FC MENTRIS's goal looked a bit too open when Vadim Pashkevich came free, but Nazar Filimonov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nazar Filimonov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vadim Pashkevich went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 75th minute, Frol Ratov fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Igor Khrapko, passed just outside the right post. Stanislav Takushevich scored 3-1 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nazar Filimonov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 86 played minutes FC MENTRIS got a freekick which was hit by Frol Ratov. In the 87th minute Vadim Pashkevich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nazar Filimonov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the FC MENTRIS defense, Stanislav Takushevich kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nazar Filimonov. The FC MENTRIS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nazar Filimonov should have stopped the shot. Vadim Pashkevich struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Nazar Filimonov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Minsk.