League Play-Off

Stadion Saint Peters
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Petr Golombievskiy started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Petr Golombievskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Klim Avdeev came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Velikiy Novgorod 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 Klim Avdeev couldn't finish the play. If Klim Avdeev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saint Petersburg's Aleksey Koltun got his second yellow card of the match in the 20th minute. The referee ordered Aleksey Koltun off the ground. After 20 played minutes Saint Petersburg got a freekick which was hit by Aleksey Koltun. When Velikiy Novgorod FC's Vsevolod Samsonov in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saint Petersburg's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Guriy Katsuk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saint Petersburg's supporters rose to their feet, but Guriy Katsuk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Konstantin Kobashov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Velikiy Novgorod FC's goalkeeper Konstantin Kobashov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Velikiy Novgorod FC's Albert Saveliev in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saint Petersburg's goalie prevented a goal. 47 minutes into the game, Vyacheslav Kozlov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Velikiy Novgorod FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Saint Petersburg the free kick. Vyacheslav Kozlov kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After 50 minutes Velikiy Novgorod FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stanislav Formozov who took care of the corner kick. After the first half Velikiy Novgorod FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vsevolod Samsonov to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Velikiy Novgorod FC's Vyacheslav Kozlov got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Stanislav Formozov hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute, one of Saint Petersburg:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Saint Petersburg. Rudolf Burnaev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vsevolod Samsonov in the 65th minute of the match. With his leg Rudolf Burnaev managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when Velikiy Novgorod FC's Klim Avdeev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 74th match minute, Saint Petersburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanislav Formozov to maneuver through the defense. Guriy Katsuk scored 1-1 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Konstantin Kobashov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Artur Nazarov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 85th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rudolf Burnaev. Saint Petersburg's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Saint Petersburg's goalkeeper Rudolf Burnaev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vsevolod Samsonov. Vsevolod Samsonov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Rudolf Burnaev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guriy Katsuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Konstantin Kobashov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Petr Golombievskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.