League Play-Off

Zlatoust
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kondrat Maslov took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Artem Travkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Zlatoust FC's Konstantin Afinogenov got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 6th minute, Yaromir Lupalenko sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Zlatoust FC's Martyn Veselov didn't even have to move. 0-1 became the score in the 10th minute when Artem Lelekov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Artem Lelekov struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Martyn Veselov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pskov FC. Zlatoust FC's Martyn Veselov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artem Lelekov in the 16th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artem Lelekov in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martyn Veselov saved Zlatoust FC from getting behind. 21 minutes into the match, Zlatoust FC's Roman Lobatskiy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Konstantin Folyak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 22 played minutes Pskov FC got a freekick which was hit by Alfred Baisarov. Veniamin Kapustin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konstantin Folyak having to interfere. Kondrat Maslov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Martyn Veselov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Martyn Veselov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kondrat Maslov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Artem Lelekov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Konstantin Folyak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Veniamin Kapustin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Veniamin Kapustin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Kondrat Maslov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martyn Veselov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 53 minutes in the game, Kondrat Maslov fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Martyn Veselov having to interfere. Artem Lelekov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kondrat Maslov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Martyn Veselov had great luck who in the 58thth minute grab hold of the ball when Kondrat Maslov from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Anatoliy Goldanskiy's late challenge caught a Pskov FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anatoliy Goldanskiy helped the player get up and apologised. Artem Lelekov in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Martyn Veselov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Through an outstanding action, after 65 minutes, Martyn Veselov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Roman Lobatskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Konstantin Folyak was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Zlatoust FC's Martyn Veselov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Zlatoust FC from getting a goal against them. In the 73rd minute, German Zamorov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Veniamin Kapustin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Konstantin Folyak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th match minute, Zlatoust FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grigoriy Baevskiy to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes into the match, Zlatoust FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kondrat Maslov came free, but Martyn Veselov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Artem Lelekov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th minute, Emmanuil Miheev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martyn Veselov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kondrat Maslov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kondrat Maslov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martyn Veselov having to interfere. Kondrat Maslov struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Martyn Veselov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pskov FC. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Pskov FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.