League Play-Off

Kuznetsk
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valeriy Noskov took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valeriy Noskov in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gennadiy Semin saved Leninsk-Kuznetsky FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Muhin in the 6th minute of play forced Leninsk-Kuznetsky FC's goalkeeper Gennadiy Semin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gennadiy Semin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeriy Noskov in the 9th minute of the match. After having played for 14 minutes, Oleg Sokolov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tuareg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oleg Sokolov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 16th minute Valeriy Noskov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gennadiy Semin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 0-1 became the score in the 21st minute when Bogdan Muhin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Vladimir Burov came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Leninsk-Kuznetsky 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 Vladimir Burov couldn't finish the play. In the 31st minute, Valeriy Noskov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gennadiy Semin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mikhail Bulykin during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 34 played minutes Leninsk-Kuznetsky FC got a freekick which was hit by Mikhail Bulykin. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Klim Shatalov during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th minute, Klim Shatalov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th match minute, Leninsk-Kuznetsky FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavel Alov to maneuver through the defense. After 39 minutes, Valeriy Noskov made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Leninsk-Kuznetsky FC's Gennadiy Semin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Pavel Alov made the kick off in the second half. Gennadiy Semin was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Valeriy Noskov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Valeriy Noskov really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Gennadiy Semin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bogdan Muhin went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. When Tuareg's Valeriy Noskov in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leninsk-Kuznetsky FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 64th minute, Sergey Ivanov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leninsk-Kuznetsky FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. Bogdan Muhin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gennadiy Semin having to interfere. Vladimir Burov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klim Dolgolaptev having to interfere. 73 minutes into the game, Sergey Ivanov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leninsk-Kuznetsky FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tuareg the free kick. When the match clock showed 75 minutes, the score became 1-6 when Valeriy Noskov sped through Leninsk-Kuznetsky FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gennadiy Semin. Oleg Sokolov came free with the goalkeeper in the 79th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Gennadiy Semin could save by the left post. 84 minutes into the match, Vladimir Burov notched a goal, 2-6, to the right of Tuareg's Klim Dolgolaptev. Klim Dolgolaptev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tuareg's Valeriy Noskov got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gennadiy Semin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bogdan Muhin, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Leninsk-Kuznetsky FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 96th minute, when Valeriy Noskov scored to the left of an out of position Gennadiy Semin, making the score, 2-7. Tuareg played a much better game than Leninsk-Kuznetsky FC and deserved their victory. The Leninsk-Kuznetsky FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.