League Play-Off

Saransk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ippolit Bagrov made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Orenburg FC booed when Saransk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egor Abdurakhmanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yuriy Dvinskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Orenburg FC's Valentin Burlyaev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ippolit Bagrov in the 9th minute of play. Valentin Burlyaev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ippolit Bagrov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. In the 16th minute, Klim Ignatov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lev Toptygin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudolf Saburov having to interfere. Rudolf Saburov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuriy Dvinskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saransk FC's Rudolf Saburov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuriy Dvinskiy in the 20th minute of play. Rudolf Saburov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuriy Dvinskiy in the 27th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Orenburg FC's Lev Toptygin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rudolf Saburov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rudolf Saburov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lev Toptygin, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The referee gave Saransk FC a penalty, 36 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Vadim Kochetkov, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Orenburg FC's Valentin Burlyaev. 2-0. Dmitriy Masterov hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Egor Abdurakhmanov during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd match minute, Saransk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egor Abdurakhmanov to maneuver through the defense. If Maksim Astrakhanskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Yuriy Dvinskiy made the kick off in the second half. When Egor Abdurakhmanov was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 54 minutes had been played. Egor Abdurakhmanov kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Rudolf Saburov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuriy Dvinskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After a rather tough play, Saransk FC's Klim Ignatov got a free kick in the 57th minute. Lev Toptygin might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rudolf Saburov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lev Toptygin ran back to his position shaking his head. Yuriy Dvinskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Rudolf Saburov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lev Toptygin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rudolf Saburov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yuriy Dvinskiy's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Rudolf Saburov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuriy Dvinskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Yuriy Dvinskiy scored 2-1 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rudolf Saburov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 86 minutes, Maksim Astrakhanskiy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saransk FC and the Orenburg FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a little luck, Saransk FC's Rudolf Saburov got control of the ball when Lev Toptygin tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yuriy Sergeev during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Yuriy Sergeev kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Orenburg FC's Valentin Burlyaev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vadim Kochetkov in the 92nd minute of play. If Afanasiy Tereshkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Saransk FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Orenburg FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.