League Play-Off

Izhevsk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sergey Kalnitskiy made the kick off which started today's match. Aleksey Maslyannikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmitriy Zimin having to interfere. Sergey Kalnitskiy 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Aleksey Maslyannikov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Izhevsk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Aleksey Maslyannikov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dmitriy Zimin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aleksey Maslyannikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmitriy Zimin having to interfere. Timofey Rogov struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Arkadiy Kovezin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arkhangelsk FC. Eduard Komarov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arkadiy Kovezin having to make a save. An unexpected shot in the 25th minute by Fedor Gromov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 27 minutes into the match, Arkhangelsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sergey Kalnitskiy came free, but Dmitriy Zimin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sergey Kalnitskiy received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dmitriy Zimin came out and tried to block the shot, but Sergey Kalnitskiy slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 30th minute. A collision led to Arkhangelsk FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Stanislav Karakhozhin hit a great ball. In the 35th match minute, Arkhangelsk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vyacheslav Lytkin to maneuver through the defense.

The wind increased when Timofey Rogov made the kick off in the second half. Eduard Komarov struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Arkadiy Kovezin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arkhangelsk FC. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Eduard Komarov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arkhangelsk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eduard Komarov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arkadiy Kovezin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 67 minutes into the match, Timofey Rogov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Arkadiy Kovezin, 1-1. A collision led to Izhevsk FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Sergey Kalnitskiy hit a great ball. Eduard Komarov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Arkadiy Kovezin made a huge save. Sergey Kalnitskiy struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Dmitriy Zimin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Izhevsk FC. Sergey Kalnitskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aleksey Maslyannikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Dmitriy Zimin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aleksey Maslyannikov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Izhevsk FC lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.