League Play-Off

Stadion Barnaul
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vadim Emelyanov started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Arkadiy Anyukov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Denis Hidiyatullin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anatoliy Mogilevskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Oleg Seliverstov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saratov HC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Gleb Belyatskiy 8 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. After 13 played minutes Saratov HC got a freekick which was hit by Arkadiy Pavlunin. After 16 played minutes Saratov HC got a freekick which was hit by Arkadiy Pavlunin. 18 minutes into the match, Saratov HC's goal looked a bit too open when Gleb Belyatskiy came free, but Oleg Seliverstov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 21 minutes, Gleb Belyatskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barnaul's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gleb Belyatskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Oleg Seliverstov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anatoliy Mogilevskiy went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Ippolit Voropanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Ruben Sorokin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gleb Belyatskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute, Anatoliy Mogilevskiy got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anatoliy Mogilevskiy got free with Oleg Seliverstov in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arkadiy Pavlunin kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Gleb Belyatskiy struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Oleg Seliverstov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barnaul. In the 44th minute, Vadim Emelyanov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Oleg Seliverstov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Safonov in the 45th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gleb Belyatskiy to make the kick off. Oleg Seliverstov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gleb Belyatskiy in the 51st minute of play. Ippolit Voropanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 56thth minute of the game Anatoliy Mogilevskiy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saratov HC's Oleg Seliverstov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 58 minutes into the game, Barnaul's Gleb Belyatskiy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oleg Seliverstov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Ilya Gorshkov kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Ippolit Voropanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruben Sorokin having to interfere. If Vadim Emelyanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anton Kudrin hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute, Anatoliy Mogilevskiy got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Anatoliy Mogilevskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oleg Seliverstov having to interfere. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Saratov HC's goalkeeper Oleg Seliverstov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 76th minute Anatoliy Mogilevskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oleg Seliverstov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gleb Belyatskiy struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Oleg Seliverstov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barnaul. Saratov HC's Oleg Seliverstov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anatoliy Mogilevskiy in the 85th minute of play. A collision led to Saratov HC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Anton Kudrin hit a great ball. 87 minutes into the match, Saratov HC's goal looked a bit too open when Anatoliy Mogilevskiy came free, but Oleg Seliverstov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gleb Belyatskiy in the 89th minute of play forced Saratov HC's goalkeeper Oleg Seliverstov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anatoliy Mogilevskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Oleg Seliverstov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saratov HC's Oleg Seliverstov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gleb Belyatskiy in the 92nd minute of play. Anatoliy Mogilevskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Barnaul fully deserved thier win.