League Play-Off

Grodno
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kastus Antropov kicked off to start the match. Vyacheslav Malashenko might have been able to make a better finish in the 2nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mikhail Cherviakov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vyacheslav Malashenko ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lubamir Maximenia during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 7 played minutes Molodechno got a freekick which was hit by Lubamir Maximenia. If Apanas Chapluk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Grodno's goalkeeper Georgij Karankevich, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 16th minute, Ivan Sinitsyn 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. 20 minutes into the game, Radislav Lazarenko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grodno's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Molodechno the free kick. A collision led to Grodno getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Radislav Lazarenko hit a great ball. In the 21st minute, Ivan Sinitsyn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mikhail Bykov hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Arseny Gorbachev, 30 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Ivan Sinitsyn took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Georgij Karankevich. Georgij Karankevich dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 35 minutes into the match, Grodno's goal looked a bit too open when Kastus Antropov came free, but Georgij Karankevich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Apanas Chapluk kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radislav Lazarenko in the 44th minute of play forced Molodechno's goalkeeper Mikhail Cherviakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Molodechno's Kastus Antropov got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half Molodechno were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vyacheslav Malashenko to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Platon Shpakovsky was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Molodechno's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Grodno the free kick. In the 51st match minute, Molodechno was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Platon Shpakovsky to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Vyacheslav Malashenko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mikhail Cherviakov was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Kastus Antropov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Georgij Karankevich. That made the score 0-3 in the 68 minute of play. In the 73rdth minute of the game Kastus Antropov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Grodno's Georgij Karankevich was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Grodno's goal looked a bit too open when Lubamir Maximenia came free, but Georgij Karankevich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mikhail Cherviakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vyacheslav Malashenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After having played for 82 minutes, Kastus Antropov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Molodechno's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kastus Antropov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Semen Dmitriev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Semen Dmitriev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikhail Cherviakov having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Molodechno eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.