League Play-Off

Stadion Seversk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yaroslav Seleznev got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Makhachkala FC booed when Seversk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anatoliy Luganskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Seversk FC's Vyacheslav Isaev got a free kick in the 5th minute. If Konstantin Nikitin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th minute, Boris Broshin made a precise shot to the right of Timofey Grigoriev. Seversk FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Thanks to some nice moves Konstantin Rozhkov could shoot a difficult shot in the 25th minute, which Arseniy Chebanenko however easily saved by the left post. Yaroslav Seleznev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute of the match Makhachkala FC got a corner. Seversk FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sergey Filimonov ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 44th minute, Konstantin Nikitin made a precise shot to the right of Arseniy Chebanenko. Makhachkala FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Konstantin Nikitin to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Makhachkala FC's Valeriy Husainov got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Makhachkala FC's goalkeeper Arseniy Chebanenko, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 57 minutes Makhachkala FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kliment Chistov who took care of the corner kick. The supporters of Makhachkala FC booed when Seversk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavel Berezovskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Timofey Grigoriev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yaroslav Seleznev in the 59th minute of the match. Yaroslav Seleznev struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Timofey Grigoriev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Makhachkala FC. Vyacheslav Isaev's late challenge caught a Makhachkala FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vyacheslav Isaev helped the player get up and apologised. Vyacheslav Isaev hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Seversk FC's zone, Yaroslav Seleznev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Timofey Grigoriev came out of the goal and Yaroslav Seleznev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Seversk FC's Timofey Grigoriev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Seversk FC from getting a goal against them. Arseniy Chebanenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantin Nikitin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Konstantin Nikitin in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arseniy Chebanenko saved Makhachkala FC from getting behind. Arseniy Chebanenko didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Konstantin Nikitin went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. 93 minutes into the match, Seversk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yaroslav Seleznev came free, but Timofey Grigoriev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Timofey Grigoriev made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Boris Broshin sent off a good shot on target. Seversk FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.