League Play-Off

Stadion Makhachkala
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. Rustam Buryak started the match with the kick off. If Ignat Bessonov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 6th minute, Maksim Savinskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute of the match Denis Arshinov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mikhail Mametev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 8th match minute, Makhachkala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maksim Savinskiy to maneuver through the defense. Makhachkala's Mikhail Mametev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rustam Buryak in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rustam Buryak in the 15th minute of play forced Makhachkala's goalkeeper Mikhail Mametev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oleg Eliseev during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Makhachkala's Boris Vikulin got a free kick in the 18th minute. Ivan Borisov charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ivan Borisov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rustam Buryak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Mikhail Mametev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivan Borisov got his second yellow card in the match during the 23rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Oleg Eliseev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Aristarh Schepkin made a huge save. Aristarh Schepkin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oleg Eliseev in the 28th minute. In the 33rd minute, Oleg Eliseev made a precise shot to the right of Aristarh Schepkin. Ulan-Ude FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 42nd minute, Stepan Korseko 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. Ignat Bessonov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikhail Mametev having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stepan Korseko was the one to do the kick off. In the 61st minute of the match Ulan-Ude FC got a corner. Makhachkala's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Denis Arshinov ran over to the corner to take the kick. Danila Kumachev kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Ignat Bessonovs short, quick shot in the 76thth minute got Mikhail Mametev to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ignat Bessonov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Timofey Bayandin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mikhail Mametev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Oleg Eliseev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aristarh Schepkin having to interfere. 82 minutes into the game, Makhachkala's Stepan Korseko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aristarh Schepkin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Maksim Savinskiy hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute, Ulan-Ude FC's Ignat Bessonov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. 95 minutes into the match, Oleg Eliseev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aristarh Schepkin. Ulan-Ude FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oleg Eliseev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Makhachkala fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ulan-Ude FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.