League Play-Off

Stadion Berezniki
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sergey Dolgashov kicked off to start the match. Yaroslav Bulykin hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. If Anton Aristovskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matvey Kolabuhov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klim Nelyubov having to interfere. Berezniki's Matvey Kolabuhov got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anton Aristovskiy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Klim Nelyubov made a huge save. Anton Aristovskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klim Nelyubov having to interfere. Ivan Toporkov hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Yaroslav Bulykin charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yaroslav Bulykin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 25th match minute, Syzran was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yaroslav Bulykin to maneuver through the defense. 25 minutes into the match, Berezniki's Filipp Skokovskiy broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A collision led to Berezniki getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Aleksandr Luchnikov hit a great ball. If Matvey Kolabuhov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anton Aristovskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Klim Nelyubov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matvey Kolabuhov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Klim Nelyubov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matvey Kolabuhov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Matvey Kolabuhov made a kick off. Klim Nelyubov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Aristovskiy in the 55th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Kirill Aminov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 63 minutes into the match, Syzran's goal looked a bit too open when Matvey Kolabuhov came free, but Klim Nelyubov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Matvey Kolabuhov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the match, Syzran's goal looked a bit too open when Maksim Gorshkov came free, but Klim Nelyubov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Syzran's goal looked a bit too open when Maksim Gorshkov came free, but Klim Nelyubov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Syzran's Aleksey Nazarov threw himself towards the right post 74 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sergey Dolgashov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sergey Dolgashov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 78 minutes into the match, Berezniki's goalkeeper Aleksey Nazarov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stepan Tumarkin. Stepan Tumarkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sergey Dolgashov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Aleksey Nazarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Syzran's goal looked a bit too open when Matvey Kolabuhov came free, but Klim Nelyubov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Syzran players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.