League Play-Off

Stadion Mezhdurechen
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vladimir Agapitov made the kick off which started today's match. Vladimir Agapitov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mikhail Bilenkin came out and tried to block the shot, but Vladimir Agapitov slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. Afanasiy Podrezov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 14thth minute, Mikhail Bilenkin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Kopeysk getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Rostislav Egorov hit a great ball. Lev Buzov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 22 minutes into the match, Mezhdurechensk HC's goal looked a bit too open when Danila Tentevitskiy came free, but Marat Moiseenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Afanasiy Podrezov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikhail Bilenkin having to interfere. If Vladimir Agapitov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 29 minutes, Vladimir Agapitov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mezhdurechensk HC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladimir Agapitov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimir Agapitov in the 34th minute of play forced Kopeysk's goalkeeper Mikhail Bilenkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afanasiy Podrezov let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 35th minute shot 2-0 at rihgt post. Aleksey Atamanov kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Igor Kudryavtsev scored 3-0 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mikhail Bilenkin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lev Buzov to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vladimir Agapitov in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mikhail Bilenkin saved Kopeysk from getting behind. Danila Vekshin kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Marat Moiseenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lev Buzov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vladimir Agapitov hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afanasiy Podrezov in the 67th minute of play forced Kopeysk's goalkeeper Mikhail Bilenkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Mezhdurechensk HC's Vladimir Agapitov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mikhail Bilenkin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Kopeysk getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Boleslav Babenkov hit a great ball. Afanasiy Podrezov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kopeysk fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 71st minute. Penalty! After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Vladimir Agapitov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mezhdurechensk HC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladimir Agapitov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mikhail Bilenkin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 77 minutes, Afanasiy Podrezov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mezhdurechensk HC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Afanasiy Podrezov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Kopeysk defense, Vladimir Agapitov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mikhail Bilenkin. The Kopeysk fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mikhail Bilenkin should have stopped the shot. Mikhail Bilenkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimir Agapitov, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Kopeysk's Mikhail Bilenkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afanasiy Podrezov in the 88th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Afanasiy Podrezov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mezhdurechensk HC's supporters rose to their feet, but Afanasiy Podrezov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mikhail Bilenkin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mikhail Bilenkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimir Agapitov, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After 93 played minutes Kopeysk got a freekick which was hit by Andrey Yakovlev. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afanasiy Podrezov in the 99th minute of play forced Kopeysk's goalkeeper Mikhail Bilenkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee ended the match the Mezhdurechensk HC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.