League Play-Off

Stadion Elektrostal
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoriy Gorodetskiy in the 3rd minute of play forced Khimki's goalkeeper Oleg Scherbakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th match minute, Elektrostal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Chkalov to maneuver through the defense. If Arseniy Eizenshtein had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th minute, Khimki's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Georgiy Kulakovskiy fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. David Simonov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduard Zaitsev having to interfere. Elektrostal's Eduard Zaitsev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Foma Kornilov in the 28th minute of play. Foma Kornilov might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eduard Zaitsev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Foma Kornilov ran back to his position shaking his head. Eduard Zaitsev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Foma Kornilov in the 33rd minute of play. If Lev Dmitriev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oleg Scherbakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grigoriy Gorodetskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 45th minute David Simonov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduard Zaitsev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute David Simonov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduard Zaitsev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 wind increased when Grigoriy Gorodetskiy made the kick off in the second half. Eduard Zaitsev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Foma Kornilov in the 58th minute of play. After 59 played minutes Elektrostal got a freekick which was hit by Georgiy Kulakovskiy. Eduard Zaitsev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Foma Kornilov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elektrostal's Eduard Zaitsev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Elektrostal from getting a goal against them. Foma Kornilov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Foma Kornilov in the 71st minute of play forced Elektrostal's goalkeeper Eduard Zaitsev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fedor Agabekov kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoriy Gorodetskiy in the 80th minute of play forced Khimki's goalkeeper Oleg Scherbakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 played minutes Khimki got a freekick which was hit by Lev Dmitriev. After 83 played minutes Elektrostal got a freekick which was hit by Arseniy Eizenshtein. David Simonov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Eduard Zaitsev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grigoriy Gorodetskiy might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oleg Scherbakov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grigoriy Gorodetskiy ran back to his position shaking his head. Lev Dmitriev charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lev Dmitriev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lev Dmitriev kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. David Simonov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduard Zaitsev having to interfere. Elektrostal's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.