League Play-Off

Derbent
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Shahty FC's Serafim Buryak 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. Fedor Mishin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lev Belyanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serafim Buryak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fedor Mishin having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grigoriy Podushkin got free with Sergey Mormonenko in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 10th match minute, Shahty FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikhail Bekselyaev to maneuver through the defense. Derbent's Boleslav Budnikov got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Shahty FC's Yuriy Samoshin got a free kick in the 18th minute. Boleslav Budnikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Sergey Mormonenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grigoriy Podushkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Sergey Mormonenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sergey Mormonenko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Boleslav Budnikov's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. An unexpected shot in the 32nd minute by Grigoriy Podushkin got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Boleslav Budnikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Sergey Mormonenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yuriy Samoshin hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Grigoriy Podushkin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sergey Mormonenko firmly grabbed it by the left post. Derbent's Boleslav Budnikov got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Shahty FC's Sergey Mormonenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boleslav Budnikov in the 41st minute of play. If Boleslav Budnikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Shahty FC defense, Lev Gordienko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sergey Mormonenko. The Shahty FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sergey Mormonenko should have stopped the shot.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Boleslav Budnikov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sergey Mormonenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigoriy Podushkin in the 57th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Arkadiy Simeneev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 62 played minutes, Derbent's Pavel Steklovskiy shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sergey Mormonenko came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Derbent reached it. Mikhail Bekselyaev kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Boleslav Budnikov struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Sergey Mormonenko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Derbent. When Grigoriy Podushkin came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Derbent fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Grigoriy Podushkin couldn't finish the play. Fedor Mishin made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Lev Belyanov sent off a good shot on target. Fedor Mishin made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Lev Belyanov sent off a good shot on target. Lev Belyanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fedor Mishin having to interfere. If Grigoriy Podushkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Grigoriy Podushkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Sergey Mormonenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 78 minutes into the game, one of Shahty FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Lev Gordienko's late challenge caught a Shahty FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lev Gordienko helped the player get up and apologised. Grigoriy Podushkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergey Mormonenko having to interfere. The supporters of Derbent booed when Shahty FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikhail Bekselyaev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute Grigoriy Podushkin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergey Mormonenko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Grigoriy Podushkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sergey Mormonenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boleslav Budnikov in the 101st minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Derbent players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.