League Play-Off

Stadion Kopeysk
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. Vitaliy Teterin started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Kurgan's Evgeniy Zholnerovich got control of the ball when Vitaliy Teterin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Efim Lyubitov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Arseniy Pimenov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kirill Doroshenko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arseniy Pimenov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. Yaromir Nesterenko charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yaromir Nesterenko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kurgan fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! In the 11th minute there was a penalty for Kopeysk FC. Gennadiy Starodubskiy stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Evgeniy Zholnerovich. 1-0. Arseniy Pimenov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kirill Doroshenko in the 18th minute of play. Kirill Doroshenko scored 1-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arseniy Pimenov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Felix Babitskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kopeysk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Felix Babitskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Evgeniy Zholnerovich breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitaliy Teterin in the 28th minute of play forced Kurgan's goalkeeper Evgeniy Zholnerovich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Kurgan's Venedikt Latyshenkov got a free kick in the 28th minute. Vitaliy Teterin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 34th minute, Kirill Doroshenko 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. Efim Lyubitov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Arseniy Pimenov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evgeniy Zholnerovich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitaliy Teterin in the 38th minute of the match. Evgeniy Zholnerovich made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Babitskiy in the 48th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Efim Lyubitov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Arseniy Pimenov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efim Lyubitov, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Evgeniy Zholnerovich took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitaliy Teterin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Gleb Vinogradov took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Arseniy Pimenov to make any attempt to save it. In the 63rd match minute, Kurgan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Klim Shtokbank to maneuver through the defense. The referee felt a red card was in order, 67 minutes into the game, when Klim Shtokbank put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 67th minute of the game. One of Kurgan:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kopeysk FC:s goal. In the 69th minute there was a penalty for Kopeysk FC. Gennadiy Starodubskiy stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Evgeniy Zholnerovich. 2-2. 73 minutes into the game, Kopeysk FC's Felix Babitskiy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Evgeniy Zholnerovich made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Konstantin Potehin kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Kirill Doroshenko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Arseniy Pimenov made a huge save. If Vitaliy Teterin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felix Babitskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Evgeniy Zholnerovich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Kopeysk FC had won after a very even match.