League Play-Off

Syzran
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Moscow FC's Daniil Sokolenko started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Stepan Tumarkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 5 minutes, Daniil Sokolenko made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Syzran's Klim Nelyubov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 10 minutes, Ruslan Gaevskiy successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Anton Zakharov charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anton Zakharov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Roman Karnaukhov's late challenge caught a Syzran's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roman Karnaukhov helped the player get up and apologised. Ruslan Gaevskiy had great luck who in the 20thth minute grab hold of the ball when Sergey Dolgashov from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 26 minutes into the match, Syzran's goal looked a bit too open when Dmitriy Protasenko came free, but Klim Nelyubov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yuriy Volnuhin's late challenge caught a Syzran's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yuriy Volnuhin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 30th minute, Yuriy Volnuhin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stepan Tumarkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Ruslan Gaevskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniil Sokolenko struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Klim Nelyubov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Moscow FC. Klim Nelyubov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dmitriy Protasenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sergey Dolgashov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Sergey Dolgashov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Gaevskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Syzran's goalkeeper Klim Nelyubov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dmitriy Protasenko. Daniil Sokolenko's late challenge caught a Syzran's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniil Sokolenko helped the player get up and apologised. In the 66th minute, Daniil Sokolenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Moscow FC's Yuriy Volnuhin got a free kick in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergey Dolgashov in the 79th minute of play forced Moscow FC's goalkeeper Ruslan Gaevskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stepan Tumarkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruslan Gaevskiy having to interfere. A collision led to Moscow FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Evgeniy Degtyarev hit a great ball. After having played for 84 minutes, Sergey Dolgashov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Syzran's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sergey Dolgashov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 88 minutes, Stepan Tumarkin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Syzran's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stepan Tumarkin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 93 minutes, Stanislav Gusev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Moscow FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stanislav Gusev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 95th minute, but Klim Nelyubov got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Syzran hanging dry this time. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.