League Play-Off

Zlatoust
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Petr Suvorov got the match started through his kick off. When Nil Andryushkin fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zlatoust FC's protests and gave Nil Andryushkin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th minute, Nil Andryushkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Petr Suvorov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Krasnoyarsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Petr Suvorov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Danil Popovskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zlatoust FC's Danil Popovskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petr Suvorov in the 16th minute of play. Evgeniy Poletaev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vyacheslav Bulgakov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Petr Suvorov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Zarezaev's late challenge caught a Krasnoyarsk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Igor Zarezaev helped the player get up and apologised. Igor Zarezaev hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Grigoriy Rimkevich struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Danil Popovskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Krasnoyarsk. After 30 minutes, Nikita Tseluiko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Krasnoyarsk and the Zlatoust FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Zlatoust FC booed when Krasnoyarsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikita Tseluiko didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Vyacheslav Bulgakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dmitriy Dikovskiy got free with Evgeniy Poletaev in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vyacheslav Bulgakov to strike the kick off in the second half. Petr Suvorov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danil Popovskiy having to interfere. Vyacheslav Bulgakov charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vyacheslav Bulgakov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Danil Popovskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petr Suvorov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 62 minutes, Petr Suvorov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Krasnoyarsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Petr Suvorov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Petr Suvorov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danil Popovskiy having to interfere. Danil Popovskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petr Suvorov in the 77th minute of play. Grigoriy Rimkevich could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Danil Popovskiy made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dmitriy Dikovskiy in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Evgeniy Poletaev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 83rd match minute, Krasnoyarsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikita Tseluiko to maneuver through the defense. 88 minutes into the match, Krasnoyarsk's goal looked a bit too open when Konstantin Gordeev came free, but Evgeniy Poletaev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Evgeniy Poletaev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dmitriy Dikovskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Petr Suvorov was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 96th minute. Krasnoyarsk's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance.