League Play-Off

Kopeysk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rostislav Gusakovskiy got the match started through his kick off. Valeriy Tokmyanin hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the game, Rostislav Gusakovskiy recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Filimon Raschepkin. Rostislav Gusakovskiy showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Aleksandr Obayushkin kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Anton Lapin kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. The supporters of Kopeysk booed when Rybinsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniil Vitsin didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Rybinsk's Veniamin Mironov in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kopeysk's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Rybinsk's Georgiy Gelun got a free kick in the 31st minute. Kopeysk's Valeriy Tokmyanin shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 32nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Filimon Raschepkin but with some difficulty. If Matvey Smirnov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matvey Smirnov took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Filimon Raschepkin. Filimon Raschepkin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Danil Matorin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Abhazov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Matvey Smirnov came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Kopeysk fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Matvey Smirnov couldn't finish the play. In the 46th minute, Veniamin Mironov 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. After a rather tough play, Kopeysk's Valeriy Tokmyanin got a free kick in the 47th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veniamin Mironov in the 49th minute of play forced Kopeysk's goalkeeper Danil Matorin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Veniamin Mironov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matvey Smirnov in the 53rd minute of play forced Rybinsk's goalkeeper Filimon Raschepkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute, Igor Kulagin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniil Vitsin's late challenge caught a Kopeysk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniil Vitsin helped the player get up and apologised. When Igor Kulagin was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 65 minutes had been played. After 66 played minutes Rybinsk got a freekick which was hit by Igor Kulagin. In the 74th minute Rostislav Gusakovskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filimon Raschepkin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Garskov hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rostislav Gusakovskiy in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Filimon Raschepkin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Matvey Smirnov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filimon Raschepkin having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Kopeysk's Rostislav Gusakovskiy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Filimon Raschepkin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 91 minutes, Matvey Smirnov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kopeysk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matvey Smirnov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Matvey Smirnov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 97 minutes into the match, Kopeysk's Rostislav Gusakovskiy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Filimon Raschepkin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Rybinsk players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Kopeysk.