League Play-Off

Stadion Kazan
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Yoshkar-Ola FC's Irakliy Mikhailov 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Marat Odnokozov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kazan's supporters rose to their feet, but Marat Odnokozov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ruslan Drozdov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marat Odnokozov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Kazan booed when Yoshkar-Ola FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pahom Trofimov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kazan's Marat Odnokozov was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 13th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Egor Geit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Grigoriy Petuhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Irakliy Mikhailov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marat Odnokozov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 24 played minutes, Yoshkar-Ola FC's Luka Lebedev shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Grigoriy Petuhov 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 Yoshkar-Ola FC reached it. Mikhail Loginov took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ruslan Drozdov. Ruslan Drozdov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. The audience was convinced that Marat Odnokozov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ruslan Drozdov was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. 34 minutes into the match, Kazan's goal looked a bit too open when Irakliy Mikhailov came free, but Grigoriy Petuhov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Kazan's goal looked a bit too open when Egor Geit came free, but Grigoriy Petuhov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pahom Trofimov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Irakliy Mikhailov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Kazan booed when Yoshkar-Ola FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pahom Trofimov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ruslan Drozdov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marat Odnokozov in the 47th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marat Odnokozov made a kick off. Valeriy Nadezhin charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valeriy Nadezhin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Kazan getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Valeriy Nadezhin hit a great ball. 71 minutes in the game, Sergey Skovorodkin fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Grigoriy Petuhov having to interfere. In the 80th minute Marat Odnokozov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Drozdov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Yoshkar-Ola FC's Sergey Skovorodkin got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Marat Odnokozov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kazan's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.