League Play-Off

Minsk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Artyom Rulkevich took the kick off in the first half of the match. Minsk's Aleksandr Petrashkevich got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Aleksandr Petrashkevich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artyom Rulkevich in the 10th minute of play forced Minsk's goalkeeper Kirill Margashov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 18 played minutes Zhodino got a freekick which was hit by Cheslav Rusanenko. Sidor Emelyanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Vladislav Tsvetkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zhodino's Vladislav Tsvetkov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Zhodino from getting a goal against them. Kirill Margashov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artyom Rulkevich, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sidor Emelyanov got free with Vladislav Tsvetkov in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vladislav Tsvetkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandr Petrashkevich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksandr Petrashkevich in the 29th minute of play forced Zhodino's goalkeeper Vladislav Tsvetkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artyom Rulkevich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Margashov having to interfere. Kirill Margashov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artyom Rulkevich in the 36th minute of play. Ilia Gorbat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Margashov having to interfere. When Ilia Gorbat came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Zhodino 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 Ilia Gorbat couldn't finish the play. Boris Chabatarev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vladislav Tsvetkov. Zhodino's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 47th minute, Aleksandr Petrashkevich fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Vladislav Tsvetkov, passed just outside the right post. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Sidor Emelyanov scored 1-0 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vladislav Tsvetkov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aleksey Grigoriev took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vladislav Tsvetkov. Vladislav Tsvetkov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 70thth minute of the game Aleksandr Petrashkevich who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zhodino's Vladislav Tsvetkov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Minsk's Kirill Margashov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artyom Rulkevich in the 72nd minute of play. Sidor Emelyanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vladislav Tsvetkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksandr Petrashkevich in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes into the game, Minsk's Sidor Emelyanov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vladislav Tsvetkov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Ilia Gorbat's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Kirill Margashov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Kirill Margashov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artyom Rulkevich in the 90th minute of play. Kirill Margashov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artyom Rulkevich, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Zhodino's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.