League Play-Off

Stadion Murom
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andrey Postnikov kicked off to start the match. Pavel Dolgih made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marat Lepshonov in the 3rd minute of play. Ilya Kryukov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valentin Rybkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrey Postnikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute, Andrey Postnikov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valentin Rybkin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. When Ukhta FC's Konstantin Nikiforov in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Murom FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 13th minute of the match, Ilya Kryukov got a very nice opportunity to score, but Valentin Rybkin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Valentin Rybkin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrey Postnikov in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute of the match, Ilya Kryukov got a very nice opportunity to score, but Valentin Rybkin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Oleg Romanov hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Ilya Kryukov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Valentin Rybkin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Murom FC's Pavel Dolgih played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marat Lepshonov in the 27th minute of play. Konstantin Nikiforov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavel Dolgih having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marat Lepshonov in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pavel Dolgih saved Murom FC from getting behind. 30 minutes into the game, Arkadiy Efremov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Murom FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ukhta FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Murom FC's Arkadiy Efremov got a free kick in the 30th minute. Pavel Dolgih showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marat Lepshonov in the 32nd minute of the match. Arkadiy Efremov hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute Marat Lepshonov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavel Dolgih saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ukhta FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 40th minute, when Andrey Postnikov scored to the left of an out of position Valentin Rybkin, making the score, 2-0. After a rather tough play, Murom FC's Andrey Postnikov got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 45th match minute, Ukhta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oleg Romanov to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marat Lepshonov to strike the kick off in the second half. If Marat Lepshonov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60thth minute of the game Marat Lepshonov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Murom FC's Pavel Dolgih was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Murom FC's Pavel Dolgih got control of the ball when Konstantin Nikiforov tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lev Izosimov during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Murom FC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Lev Izosimov hit a great ball. Marat Lepshonov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Murom FC's Pavel Dolgih got control of the ball when Konstantin Nikiforov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andrey Postnikov 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. In the 78th match minute, Ukhta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Boldyr to maneuver through the defense. Murom FC's Andrey Postnikov got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Andrey Postnikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Rybkin having to interfere. Pavel Dolgih was a little too slow when Marat Lepshonov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 2-1. Aleksandr Esterkin kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute of the match Ukhta FC got a corner. Murom FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Viktor Lukonin ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to Ukhta FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Danil Gritchenko hit a great ball. Andrey Postnikov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valentin Rybkin having to make a save. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ukhta FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Murom FC.