League Play-Off

Stadion Saratov
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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 Poletov started the match with the kick off. Roman Trapezin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Innokentiy Katagoschin went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Denis Patushinskiy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pavel Vitashevskiy's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Roman Trapezin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Innokentiy Katagoschin, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 16th match minute, Seversk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Skripilin to maneuver through the defense. After 17 played minutes Saratov got a freekick which was hit by Oleg Perevezentsev. Innokentiy Katagoschin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Igor Ivashentsov hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Rustam Poletov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Seversk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rustam Poletov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roman Trapezin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Igor Ivashentsov kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Seversk FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 25th minute. Penalty! In the 26th minute there was a penalty for Saratov. Ernest Sapega stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Denis Patushinskiy. 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Innokentiy Katagoschin in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roman Trapezin saved Saratov from getting behind. Seversk FC's Ivan Skripilin pulled a muscle in his back after 31 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Igor Ivashentsov hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. German Papirenko was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 32nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Innokentiy Katagoschin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Trapezin having to interfere. If Sergey Pekarev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roman Trapezin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Innokentiy Katagoschin's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. The audience was convinced that Pavel Vitashevskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denis Patushinskiy was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Innokentiy Katagoschin in the 43rd minute of play forced Saratov's goalkeeper Roman Trapezin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oleg Perevezentsev during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 44th match minute, Saratov was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oleg Perevezentsev to maneuver through the defense. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Innokentiy Katagoschin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Roman Trapezin made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Saratov's zone, Innokentiy Katagoschin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roman Trapezin came out of the goal and Innokentiy Katagoschin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pavel Vitashevskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Patushinskiy having to interfere. Denis Patushinskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavel Vitashevskiy in the 62nd minute of the match. Innokentiy Katagoschin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 68thth minute tested the skills of Roman Trapezin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksey Averchenko in the 70th minute of play forced Seversk FC's goalkeeper Denis Patushinskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72 played minutes Saratov got a freekick which was hit by Ernest Sapega. After 82 minutes of play, Saratov's Pavel Vitashevskiy made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Denis Patushinskiy was left in no man's land by his defense there! Innokentiy Katagoschin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Trapezin having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Saratov's goalkeeper Roman Trapezin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Innokentiy Katagoschin. After 94 played minutes Saratov got a freekick which was hit by Pavel Vitashevskiy. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Saratov fans cheered their team off the field, for while Seversk FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.