League Play-Off

Stadion Elektrostal
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Grigoriy Gorodetskiy started the match with the kick off. Kirill Vopilin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gleb Frize hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Viktor Bespalov scored 1-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eduard Zaitsev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. German Fedun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grigoriy Gorodetskiy in the 17th minute of play. If Grigoriy Gorodetskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Tomsk FC's zone, Grigoriy Gorodetskiy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. German Fedun came out of the goal and Grigoriy Gorodetskiy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 25 minutes into the match, Elektrostal's goal looked a bit too open when Kirill Vopilin came free, but Eduard Zaitsev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gleb Frize kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 38th minute Kirill Vopilin 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. German Fedun 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 45th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dmitriy Babarykin to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Elektrostal's Petr Dmitriev got a free kick in the 51st minute. If Kirill Vopilin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Elektrostal's zone, Dmitriy Babarykin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eduard Zaitsev came out of the goal and Dmitriy Babarykin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gleb Frize during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Elektrostal getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Gleb Frize hit a great ball. In the 61st minute of the match Tomsk FC got a corner. Elektrostal's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rostislav Voschevoz ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Tomsk FC's corner Rostislav Voschevoz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Eduard Zaitsev quite easily take care of the ball. German Fedun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grigoriy Gorodetskiy in the 72nd minute of play. German Fedun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigoriy Gorodetskiy in the 73rd minute of the match. If Grigoriy Gorodetskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arseniy Eizenshtein struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. German Fedun didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elektrostal. Arseniy Eizenshtein fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without German Fedun having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emmanuil Lavrentev during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Tomsk FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Emmanuil Lavrentev hit a great ball. In the 87th minute, Arseniy Eizenshtein ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. German Fedun was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.