League Play-Off

Stadion Prokopyevsk
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. Oleg Raskolnikov started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Igor Osvyatinskiy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kliment Bystrov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Prokopyevsk FC's Oleg Raskolnikov got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Prokopyevsk FC's Aleksandr Veselov got a free kick in the 25th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Prokopyevsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Osvyatinskiy came free, but Kliment Bystrov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Konstantin Silin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oleg Raskolnikov in the 27th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the game, one of Prokopyevsk FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Novosibirsk FC a penalty, 32 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Matvey Shabliovskiy, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Prokopyevsk FC's Kliment Bystrov. 0-3. Konstantin Silin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oleg Raskolnikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Kazemir Kushashnikov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Konstantin Silin. Novosibirsk FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kazemir Kushashnikov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Ruslan Belov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Novosibirsk FC were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Prokopyevsk FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Matvey Shabliovskiy took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Gleb Skupchenko heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kazemir Kushashnikov in the 69th minute of play forced Novosibirsk FC's goalkeeper Konstantin Silin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Osvyatinskiy in the 70th minute of play forced Prokopyevsk FC's goalkeeper Kliment Bystrov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Igor Osvyatinskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Novosibirsk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Osvyatinskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kliment Bystrov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With an all-out effort, Novosibirsk FC's Kliment Bystrov threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Igor Osvyatinskiy, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Igor Osvyatinskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Novosibirsk FC's goalkeeper Konstantin Silin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Aleksandr Veselov fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Prokopyevsk FC's protests and gave Aleksandr Veselov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd minute, Aleksandr Veselov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 94 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Novosibirsk FC's Igor Osvyatinskiy fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head.