League Play-Off

Bataysk
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Stavropol FC's Gennadiy Agranovskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergey Karyaka in the 3rd minute of play. Evdokim Gorodenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Gennadiy Agranovskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sergey Karyaka's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gennadiy Agranovskiy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Sergey Karyaka received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gennadiy Agranovskiy came out and tried to block the shot, but Sergey Karyaka slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 13th minute. Emmanuil Dokturovskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yaroslav Kalugin, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Emmanuil Dokturovskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yaroslav Kalugin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Konstantin Ayupov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Emmanuil Dokturovskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 26 played minutes Bataysk FC got a freekick which was hit by Vasiliy Gazzaev. Stavropol FC's Konstantin Ayupov got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Konstantin Ayupov took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emmanuil Dokturovskiy. Emmanuil Dokturovskiy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Konstantin Ayupov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emmanuil Dokturovskiy having to interfere. Emmanuil Dokturovskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantin Ayupov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yaroslav Kalugin was the one to do the kick off. When Yaroslav Kalugin came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Stavropol 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 Yaroslav Kalugin couldn't finish the play. Konstantin Ayupov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Emmanuil Dokturovskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yaroslav Kalugin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Bataysk FC's Emmanuil Dokturovskiy got control of the ball when Konstantin Ayupov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Yaroslav Kalugin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Emmanuil Dokturovskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Emmanuil Dokturovskiy managed to avoid a goal in the 66thth minute, when Stavropol FC's Konstantin Ayupov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Boris Alekseev kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. If Yaroslav Kalugin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Konstantin Ayupov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 77 minutes into the match, Konstantin Ayupov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emmanuil Dokturovskiy. Bataysk FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Konstantin Ayupov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Emmanuil Dokturovskiy came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Stavropol FC's Konstantin Ayupov. But to his dismay, Konstantin Ayupov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. After a defensive mix-up in Bataysk FC's zone, Yaroslav Kalugin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emmanuil Dokturovskiy came out of the goal and Yaroslav Kalugin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Stavropol FC booed when Bataysk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vasiliy Levenkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Stavropol FC's Yuriy Matrin broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A collision led to Stavropol FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Aleksey Butvilovskiy hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergey Karyaka in the 93rd minute of play forced Stavropol FC's goalkeeper Gennadiy Agranovskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evdokim Gorodenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stavropol FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.