League Play-Off

Magadan
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Porfiriy Kirillov notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Magadan FC's Artem Volchkov. Artem Volchkov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 9th minute, Vladimir Nidergaus sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Kursk's Stepan Krivoruchko didn't even have to move. Oleg Gostomysl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stepan Krivoruchko having to interfere. Porfiriy Kirillov's late challenge caught a Magadan FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Porfiriy Kirillov helped the player get up and apologised. 18 minutes into the game, Vladislav Dobrynkin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kursk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Magadan FC the free kick. Vladislav Dobrynkin kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Georgiy Abdurakhmanov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Stepan Krivoruchko was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Stepan Krivoruchko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oleg Gostomysl in the 28th minute. Georgiy Abdurakhmanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nikolay Kaganov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Magadan FC's Artem Volchkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolay Kaganov in the 46th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Porfiriy Kirillov was the one to do the kick off. When Vadim Kuzmin fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Magadan FC's protests and gave Vadim Kuzmin a yellow card for diving instead. After 53 played minutes Magadan FC got a freekick which was hit by Vadim Kuzmin. Nikolay Kaganov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Artem Volchkov having to make a save. A collision led to Kursk getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Porfiriy Kirillov hit a great ball. Stepan Krivoruchko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Georgiy Abdurakhmanov in the 62nd minute of play. Stepan Krivoruchko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oleg Gostomysl in the 63rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Magadan FC's zone, Vladislav Dobrynkin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artem Volchkov came out of the goal and Vladislav Dobrynkin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Magadan FC's zone, Nikolay Kaganov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artem Volchkov came out of the goal and Nikolay Kaganov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stepan Krivoruchko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vadim Kuzmin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikolay Kaganov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Volchkov having to interfere. In the 89th minute of the match, Nikolay Kaganov got a very nice opportunity to score, but Artem Volchkov was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 95th match minute, Kursk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitaliy Arbatov to maneuver through the defense.