League Play-Off

Stadion Elista
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Vasiliy Tsibulin made the kick off and thus started the match. 6 minutes into the match, Blagoveshchensk's goalkeeper Dmitriy Bapov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aleksandr Bryunin. Leonid Huramshin hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Aleksandr Bryunin could shoot a difficult shot in the 8th minute, which Dmitriy Bapov however easily saved by the left post. Aleksandr Bryunin struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Dmitriy Bapov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elista FC. Leonid Huramshin's late challenge caught a Elista FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leonid Huramshin helped the player get up and apologised. Leonid Huramshin kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Elista FC's Andrey Makhalin tried to score from far away in the 15th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When Elista FC's Maksim Gurev in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Blagoveshchensk's goalie prevented a goal. Elista FC were furious when Andrey Makhalin was red carded, 19 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee gave Blagoveshchensk a penalty, 21 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Kirill Antipenko, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Elista FC's Stepan Grishkov. 0-1. 24 minutes into the game, Blagoveshchensk's Vasiliy Tsibulin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stepan Grishkov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 30 minutes into the match, Vasiliy Tsibulin notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Elista FC's Stepan Grishkov. Stepan Grishkov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Elista FC's Stepan Grishkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasiliy Tsibulin in the 35th minute of play. 39 minutes into the game, Elista FC's Aleksandr Bryunin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dmitriy Bapov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Vasiliy Tsibulin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Stepan Grishkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Elista FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Blagoveshchensk were winning 1-3.

The wind increased when Aleksandr Bryunin made the kick off in the second half. 1-4 became the score in the 52nd minute when Vasiliy Tsibulin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Aleksey Stolyarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stepan Grishkov having to interfere. Aleksey Stolyarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stepan Grishkov having to interfere. Aleksey Stolyarov struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Stepan Grishkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Blagoveshchensk. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Blagoveshchensk's goalkeeper Dmitriy Bapov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Aleksandr Bryunin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Elista FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. Aleksey Stolyarov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Stepan Grishkov made a huge save. Elista FC's Stepan Grishkov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Elista FC from getting a goal against them. Blagoveshchensk's Dmitriy Bapov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksandr Bryunin in the 89th minute of play. In the 94th minute Aleksandr Bryunin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmitriy Bapov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aleksandr Bryunin 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. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Blagoveshchensk had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.