League Play-Off

Vladikavkaz
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lyubomir Afanasev got the match started through his kick off. Eldar Dmitriev struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Pavel Cheranev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rybinsk. In the 6th match minute, Rybinsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kirill Kirichenko to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute, Lyubomir Afanasev fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After a rather tough play, Rybinsk's Eldar Dmitriev got a free kick in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maksim Kovryzhkin in the 17th minute of play forced Vladikavkaz FC's goalkeeper Pavel Cheranev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pavel Cheranev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egor Gadiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In a very dangerous position, a player in Vladikavkaz FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 20th minute. Penalty! In the 22nd minute there was a penalty for Rybinsk. Timofey Musorgskiy stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Pavel Cheranev. 0-2. If Efim Puzikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Suvorov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lyubomir Afanasev in the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Vladikavkaz FC's Lyubomir Afanasev ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Igor Suvorov. Igor Suvorov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. In the 34th match minute, Vladikavkaz FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrey Fedotov to maneuver through the defense. If Egor Gadiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 40 minutes, Maksim Kovryzhkin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rybinsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maksim Kovryzhkin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eldar Dmitriev's late challenge caught a Vladikavkaz FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eldar Dmitriev helped the player get up and apologised. After 46 played minutes Rybinsk got a freekick which was hit by Eldar Dmitriev. Vladikavkaz FC's Zinoviy Petuhov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 47th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Rybinsk.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Egor Gadiev was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Timofey Bereznitskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Igor Suvorov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lyubomir Afanasev, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After having played for 60 minutes, Efim Puzikov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vladikavkaz FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Efim Puzikov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 61st match minute, Rybinsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timofey Aronin to maneuver through the defense. 64 minutes into the match, Rybinsk's Egor Gadiev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pavel Cheranev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Igor Kushkin fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vladikavkaz FC's protests and gave Igor Kushkin a yellow card for diving instead. Igor Kushkin kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Vladikavkaz FC's Pavel Cheranev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Egor Gadiev in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Lyubomir Afanasev made a precise shot to the right of Igor Suvorov. Rybinsk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The audience was convinced that Egor Gadiev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pavel Cheranev was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Eldar Dmitriev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavel Cheranev having to interfere. In the 78th match minute, Rybinsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergey Rossomakhin to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Efim Puzikov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Igor Suvorov was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Lyubomir Afanasev might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Igor Suvorov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lyubomir Afanasev ran back to his position shaking his head. Lyubomir Afanasev might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Igor Suvorov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lyubomir Afanasev ran back to his position shaking his head. Efim Puzikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute, Lyubomir Afanasev 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. Despite being the better team, Vladikavkaz FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.