League Play-Off

Stadion Angarsk
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Veniamin Kurlenya made the kick off and thus started the match. After having played for 5 minutes, Aleksey Moiseev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ussuriysk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aleksey Moiseev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Nikolay Dubovitskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Veniamin Votrogov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Veniamin Kurlenya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Ussuriysk defense, Nikolay Dubovitskiy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Veniamin Votrogov. The Ussuriysk fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Veniamin Votrogov should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Ussuriysk's zone, Nikolay Dubovitskiy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Veniamin Votrogov came out of the goal and Nikolay Dubovitskiy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Veniamin Kurlenya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Veniamin Votrogov having to interfere. Veniamin Votrogov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nikolay Dubovitskiy in the 38th minute. After 41 played minutes, Angarsk's Yuvenaliy Grudinskiy shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Veniamin Votrogov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Angarsk reached it. Nikolay Dubovitskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Veniamin Votrogov having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aleksey Moiseev made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Ussuriysk's Filimon Mirzoev got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 61st minute, Veniamin Kurlenya 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. Filimon Mirzoev hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Veniamin Votrogov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Veniamin Kurlenya in the 65th minute of play. If Nikolay Dubovitskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the match, Angarsk's goalkeeper Igor Chertischev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roman Makalyutin. When Roman Makalyutin came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Ussuriysk 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 Roman Makalyutin couldn't finish the play. Veniamin Votrogov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Veniamin Kurlenya's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. After 89 played minutes Angarsk got a freekick which was hit by Yuvenaliy Grudinskiy. Igor Chertischev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roman Makalyutin in the 93rd minute. Angarsk were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Ussuriysk for a fine match.