League Play-Off

Rybinsk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Irakliy Mikhailov made the kick off and thus started the match. If Egor Geit had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rybinsk's Leonid Krugletsov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Irakliy Mikhailov in the 4th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Grigoriy Babkin during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 6th minute, Eduard Fendrih sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Rybinsk's Leonid Krugletsov didn't even have to move. With a little luck, Yoshkar-Ola FC's Ruslan Drozdov got control of the ball when Anton Schelchkov tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Yoshkar-Ola FC's Ruslan Drozdov got control of the ball when Anton Schelchkov tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arseniy Belyaev during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Rybinsk's Arseniy Belyaev got a free kick in the 24th minute. Irakliy Mikhailov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Leonid Krugletsov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Anton Schelchkov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Artem Laskavyi fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yoshkar-Ola FC's protests and gave Artem Laskavyi a yellow card for diving instead. 38 minutes into the game, one of Yoshkar-Ola FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Rybinsk a penalty, 40 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Aleksandr Gerasimovich, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Yoshkar-Ola FC's Ruslan Drozdov. 1-0. Leonid Krugletsov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Egor Geit in the 44th minute of the match. Yoshkar-Ola FC's Ruslan Drozdov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernest Kulakov in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The supporters of Rybinsk booed when Yoshkar-Ola FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergey Skovorodkin didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Rybinsk's Leonid Krugletsov got control of the ball when Egor Geit tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ernest Kulakov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Yoshkar-Ola FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Artem Laskavyi hit a great ball. After having played for 68 minutes, Anton Schelchkov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rybinsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anton Schelchkov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 69 minutes into the match, Yoshkar-Ola FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ernest Kulakov came free, but Ruslan Drozdov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 74 minutes, Ernest Kulakov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rybinsk and the Yoshkar-Ola FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Rybinsk getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Ernest Kulakov hit a great ball. Egor Geit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Leonid Krugletsov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anton Schelchkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ruslan Drozdov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Schelchkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Rybinsk's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.