League Play-Off

Stadion Elista
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Kirill Ermakov started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Kolomna FC's goalkeeper Nikita Demeshko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evsey Myskov. Nikolay Gulyanov hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kirill Ermakov in the 8th minute of play forced Kolomna FC's goalkeeper Nikita Demeshko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mikhail Anyukov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 20 minutes into the match, Elista's goal looked a bit too open when Innokentiy Savinov came free, but Ilya Kornilov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mikhail Anyukov during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 22nd minute, Mikhail Anyukov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 24 played minutes Elista got a freekick which was hit by Orest Borovskiy. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Artem Stepanov during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 29 played minutes Elista got a freekick which was hit by Artem Stepanov. After 30 played minutes Elista got a freekick which was hit by Evsey Myskov. 32 minutes into the game, Kirill Ermakov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nikita Demeshko. Kirill Ermakov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 43rd minute Kirill Ermakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikita Demeshko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikita Demeshko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kirill Ermakov in the 46th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mikhail Anyukov made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Mikhail Anyukov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kolomna FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mikhail Anyukov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ilya Kornilov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Innokentiy Savinov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kolomna FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Innokentiy Savinov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ilya Kornilov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arseniy Shagin hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute, Orest Borovskiy sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Kolomna FC's Nikita Demeshko didn't even have to move. In the 61st match minute, Elista was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venedikt Feodosev to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Arseniy Shagin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kolomna FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arseniy Shagin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ilya Kornilov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 66th match minute, Elista was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gennadiy Mihailichenko to maneuver through the defense. Vyacheslav Sarantsev charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vyacheslav Sarantsev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st minute, Vyacheslav Sarantsev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Elista getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Aleksey Kozlov hit a great ball. Ilya Kornilov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikhail Anyukov in the 76th minute of the match. Ilya Kornilov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikhail Anyukov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mikhail Anyukov might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ilya Kornilov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mikhail Anyukov ran back to his position shaking his head. Evsey Myskov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Nikita Demeshko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kirill Ermakov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.