League Play-Off

Moscow
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aleksey Karpinskiy took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 9th minute, Martyn Snyadetskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nikita Egorenkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maksim Miheev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maksim Miheev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Maksim Miheev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nikita Egorenkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kirill Prudkovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the match, Saint Petersburg's goalkeeper Aleksandr Pipin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kazemir Broshin. After 32 played minutes Saint Petersburg got a freekick which was hit by Vitaliy Ivchenko.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maksim Miheev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kazemir Broshin in the 53rd minute of play forced Saint Petersburg's goalkeeper Aleksandr Pipin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th match minute, Saint Petersburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fedor Leonov to maneuver through the defense. Aleksey Karpinskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kazemir Broshin struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Aleksandr Pipin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Moscow. Kazemir Broshin struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Aleksandr Pipin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Moscow. Maksim Miheev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nikita Egorenkov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Saint Petersburg's Maksim Miheev got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Moscow's Pavel Babenko got a free kick in the 85th minute. Nikita Egorenkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksey Stepashin, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. In the 95th minute Maksim Miheev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikita Egorenkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Moscow's goalkeeper Nikita Egorenkov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kirill Prudkovskiy. Moscow's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.