League Play-Off

Stadion Moscow
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valeriy Luchenok took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Chelyabinsk getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Kirill Linyaev hit a great ball. Oleg Hohrin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georgiy Tafti having to interfere. Dmitriy Lukyanchenko kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Emmanuil Uvarov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Chelyabinsk's Georgiy Tafti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Chelyabinsk from getting a goal against them. In the 20th minute Emmanuil Uvarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerasim Potanchikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valeriy Luchenok received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Gerasim Potanchikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Moscow's zone, Emmanuil Uvarov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerasim Potanchikov came out of the goal and Emmanuil Uvarov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 29 minutes into the game, Felix Vyazemskiy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Moscow's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chelyabinsk the free kick. Emmanuil Uvarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 38 minutes, Nikolay Beriya managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chelyabinsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikolay Beriya was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rostislav Isaenko hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kirill Pochuev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Georgiy Tafti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oleg Hohrin in the 62nd minute of play. Georgiy Tafti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kirill Pochuev in the 67th minute of the match. When Felix Vyazemskiy came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Moscow 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 Felix Vyazemskiy couldn't finish the play. After 78 minutes of play, Moscow's Kirill Pochuev made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Georgiy Tafti was left in no man's land by his defense there! Valeriy Luchenok kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Oleg Hohrin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georgiy Tafti having to interfere. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chelyabinsk's goalkeeper Georgiy Tafti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rostislav Isaenko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Georgiy Tafti having to make a save. Moscow's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.