League Play-Off

Stadion IRKUT
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Vitaliy Eliseev started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Спартак's Aleksandr Sibirev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Braian Rodríguez in the 5th minute of play. Dmitriy Goldberg hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. If Timofey Buznikin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 8 minutes into the match, Melenky FC's goal looked a bit too open when Armin Mustakivi came free, but Zachary Piwowarski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Braian Rodríguez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Aleksandr Sibirev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute Спартак were awarded a corner. Zinoviy Bronnikov went to the cornerflag to take it. Timofey Buznikin made a great header on Спартак's corner, it was just that Melenky FC's Zachary Piwowarski managed to reach the ball for a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Braian Rodríguez in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aleksandr Sibirev saved Спартак from getting behind. In the 18thth minute of the game Braian Rodríguez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Спартак's Aleksandr Sibirev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vitaliy Eliseev got free with Zachary Piwowarski in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zachary Piwowarski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitaliy Eliseev in the 24th minute of the match. Zachary Piwowarski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armin Mustakivi in the 25th minute of the match. Melenky FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Vitaliy Eliseev scored to the left of an out of position Zachary Piwowarski, making the score, 1-0. Zachary Piwowarski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitaliy Eliseev, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Melenky FC's Braian Rodríguez got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Braian Rodríguez in the 32nd minute of play forced Спартак's goalkeeper Aleksandr Sibirev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes in the game Zinoviy Bronnikov did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Vitaliy Eliseev. When Спартак's Vitaliy Eliseev in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Melenky FC's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Vitaliy Eliseev put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Zachary Piwowarski. When Vitaliy Eliseev came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Спартак 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 Vitaliy Eliseev couldn't finish the play. Braian Rodríguez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 41st minute Braian Rodríguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksandr Sibirev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute Dmitriy Goldberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksandr Sibirev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute of the match Melenky FC got a corner. Спартак's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dmitriy Goldberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Melenky FC's Chen Hao Yue to fire away a dangerous shot which Aleksandr Sibirev despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 47th match minute, Melenky FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Georgiy Makarskiy to maneuver through the defense.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Braian Rodríguez to strike the kick off in the second half. Armin Mustakivi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zachary Piwowarski having to make a save. After 54 played minutes Melenky FC got a freekick which was hit by Oleg Myasnikov. A collision led to Melenky FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Oleg Myasnikov hit a great ball. Dmitriy Goldberg's shot from long distance in the 59th minute was not bad at all, but Спартак's Aleksandr Sibirev knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Oleg Myasnikov got his second yellow card in the match during the 60th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 61st match minute, Melenky FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oleg Myasnikov to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Melenky FC's Zeng Yi Yan got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Zinoviy Bronnikov came free in the 64th minute and tried to tip the ball over Zachary Piwowarski, but to the joy of Melenky FC's supporters the ball hit the crossbar and out. Melenky FC's Ivan Wennerquist was substituted for Braian Rodríguez. Albert Schegodskiy made in the 70th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Armin Mustakivi. If Ivan Wennerquist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 74 minutes, Ivan Wennerquist made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Спартак's Aleksandr Sibirev tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Melenky FC's Ivan Wennerquist got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 80th minute, Zeng Yi Yan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Melenky FC booed when Спартак was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timofey Buznikin didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ivan Wennerquist came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Melenky FC 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 Ivan Wennerquist couldn't finish the play. In the 85thth minute of the game Vitaliy Eliseev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Melenky FC's Zachary Piwowarski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zachary Piwowarski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitaliy Eliseev in the 86th minute of play. Timofey Buznikin hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the match, Melenky FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vitaliy Eliseev came free, but Zachary Piwowarski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ivan Wennerquist in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aleksandr Sibirev saved Спартак from getting behind. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.