League Play-Off

Severodvinsk
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) A hard shot 5 in the game by Marat Fakhrutdinov from a close distance when the talented Evgeniy Boyarov managed to make a qualified save. Sochi HC's players were relieved. Viktor Danilov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dmitriy Asimov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maksim Balabuha having to interfere. Maksim Balabuha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feoktist Churmanteev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Feoktist Churmanteev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 19 minutes into the match, Severodvinsk HC's goal looked a bit too open when Guriy Zabegalin came free, but Maksim Balabuha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Feoktist Churmanteev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 24 minutes into the match, Severodvinsk HC's goal looked a bit too open when Guriy Zabegalin came free, but Maksim Balabuha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute, Viktor Danilov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Evgeniy Boyarov. The goal made the score 1-0. After having played for 32 minutes, Feoktist Churmanteev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sochi HC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Feoktist Churmanteev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feoktist Churmanteev in the 34th minute of play forced Severodvinsk HC's goalkeeper Maksim Balabuha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, Viktor Danilov 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. Evgeniy Boyarov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viktor Danilov in the 44th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Guriy Zabegalin made the kick off in the second half. Sochi HC's Evgeniy Boyarov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marat Fakhrutdinov in the 53rd minute of play. Evgeniy Boyarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viktor Danilov in the 56th minute of the match. After 69 played minutes Severodvinsk HC got a freekick which was hit by Nikita Portugalskiy. Maksim Balabuha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guriy Zabegalin, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Guriy Zabegalin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maksim Balabuha having to interfere. If Guriy Zabegalin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Feoktist Churmanteev in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Maksim Balabuha, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Evgeniy Boyarov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Andreyanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Maksim Balabuha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guriy Zabegalin in the 84th minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Viktor Danilov 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 having played for 93 minutes, Marat Fakhrutdinov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Severodvinsk HC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marat Fakhrutdinov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 95 minutes into the match, Sochi HC's goal looked a bit too open when Marat Fakhrutdinov came free, but Evgeniy Boyarov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.