League Play-Off

Stadion Angarsk
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. Yuvenaliy Kerzhakov started the match with the kick off. Stepan Golovchanskih fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afanasiy Chekalin having to interfere. In the 6thth minute of the game Yuvenaliy Kerzhakov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Angarsk's Afanasiy Chekalin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 8 minutes, Oleg Chernovskiy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Orel FC and the Angarsk players grew even worse after the yellow card. Oleg Chernovskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Ivan Pashanin shot from long distance in the 9th minute, but Maksim Ugarov was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yuvenaliy Kerzhakov in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Afanasiy Chekalin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Angarsk's zone, Yuvenaliy Kerzhakov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Afanasiy Chekalin came out of the goal and Yuvenaliy Kerzhakov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Valter Basak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emmanuil Zeidin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Maksim Ugarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Afanasiy Chekalin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stepan Golovchanskih in the 27th minute of the match. Maksim Ugarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valter Basak in the 29th minute of the match. Maksim Ugarov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emmanuil Zeidin in the 33rd minute. Angarsk's Afanasiy Chekalin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuvenaliy Kerzhakov in the 34th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valter Basak made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Orel FC's Yuvenaliy Kerzhakov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Afanasiy Chekalin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aleksandr Lushin hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Valter Basak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maksim Ugarov was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. 58 minutes into the game, Petr Mostovoy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Orel FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Angarsk the free kick. Maksim Ugarov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emmanuil Zeidin, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Yuvenaliy Kerzhakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Afanasiy Chekalin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stepan Golovchanskih came free with the goalkeeper in the 65th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Afanasiy Chekalin could save by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kirill Savolskiy during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 65th match minute, Angarsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kirill Savolskiy to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the match, Angarsk's goalkeeper Afanasiy Chekalin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stepan Golovchanskih. In the 77th match minute, Angarsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emmanuil Zeidin to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the match, Angarsk's goalkeeper Afanasiy Chekalin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stepan Golovchanskih. Stepan Golovchanskih received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Afanasiy Chekalin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emmanuil Zeidin in the 87th minute of play forced Orel FC's goalkeeper Maksim Ugarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Valter Basak managed to get in a good position for a shot. Angarsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Valter Basak was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maksim Ugarov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.