League Play-Off

Stadion Novotroitsk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Vladimir Golubev 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. Roman Yudin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Novotroitsk HC's Maksim Vedmed got a free kick in the 14th minute. When Vladimir Golubev came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Nizhny Tagil 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 Vladimir Golubev couldn't finish the play. After having played for 17 minutes, Filipp Bolotov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Novotroitsk HC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filipp Bolotov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leonid Stepanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Yudin in the 20th minute of the match. If Roman Yudin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonid Stepanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimir Golubev in the 27th minute of the match. Novotroitsk HC's Evsey Yagafarov got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Veniamin Medunetskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Veniamin Medunetskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Novotroitsk HC booed when Nizhny Tagil was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Veniamin Medunetskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Filipp Bolotov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Evsey Yagafarov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Novotroitsk HC's supporters rose to their feet, but Evsey Yagafarov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aleksandr Mityukevich breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 44 minutes into the match, Novotroitsk HC's Filipp Bolotov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aleksandr Mityukevich narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 47th minute, Nizhny Tagil's Vladimir Golubev fired away a free kick that almost went in the goal. Leonid Stepanov was prepared for the shot, but didn't have to make a play as the shot flew over the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Filipp Bolotov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksandr Mityukevich having to interfere. Leonid Stepanov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vladimir Golubev showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 55 minute of play. In the 60thth minute of the game Filipp Bolotov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nizhny Tagil's Aleksandr Mityukevich was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 60th minute, Veniamin Medunetskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roman Yudin got free with Leonid Stepanov in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Filipp Bolotov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksandr Mityukevich having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Roman Yudin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nizhny Tagil's supporters rose to their feet, but Roman Yudin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonid Stepanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Filipp Bolotov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Evsey Yagafarov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Aleksandr Mityukevich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roman Yudin took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leonid Stepanov. Leonid Stepanov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Filipp Bolotov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.