League Play-Off

Stadion Nizhny Tagil
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sidor Tsybin took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Leonid Loginov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 4th minute, Stepan Rakhmanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Leonid Loginov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniil Ibragimbekov made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Evgeniy Ezhikov sent off a good shot on target. Vitaliy Mishin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 18 minutes, Dmitriy Shabelskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nevinnomyssk FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dmitriy Shabelskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vitaliy Mishin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yakov Sychev having to interfere. In the 23rdth minute of the game Leonid Loginov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nizhny Tagil FC's Yakov Sychev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 25 played minutes Nizhny Tagil FC got a freekick which was hit by Stepan Rakhmanov. If Leonid Loginov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Nizhny Tagil FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Sergey Masalskiy hit a great ball. After 39 played minutes Nizhny Tagil FC got a freekick which was hit by Timur Rakhalskiy. In the 40th minute, Ernest Karyaka 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. Leonid Loginov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Leonid Loginov made the kick off in the second half. Sidor Tsybin took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Daniil Ibragimbekov. Daniil Ibragimbekov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 64th match minute, Nizhny Tagil FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergey Masalskiy to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute, Leonid Loginov 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. Vitaliy Mishin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yakov Sychev having to interfere. Aleksey Grechko took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Daniil Ibragimbekov. Nevinnomyssk FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Leonid Loginov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nevinnomyssk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonid Loginov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yakov Sychev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Leonid Loginov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the referee blew the final whistle, Nizhny Tagil FC could leave the field as winners, despite Nevinnomyssk FC having more of the ball for most of the match.