League Play-Off

Stadion Kursk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kursk's Porfiriy Kirillov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Oleg Telyatevskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elista FC's Anton Eremin got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nil Alekseenko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 13th match minute, Kursk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oleg Telyatevskiy to maneuver through the defense. Porfiriy Kirillov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danila Baburin having to interfere. If Nil Alekseenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Anton Eremin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Elista FC's Kirill Budnikov got a free kick in the 31st minute. Stepan Krivoruchko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Eremin, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Kursk's Stepan Krivoruchko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nil Alekseenko in the 37th minute of play. 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. 43 minutes into the match, Kursk's Nikolay Kaganov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Danila Baburin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kursk's Stepan Krivoruchko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Eremin in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th match minute, Elista FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kirill Budnikov to maneuver through the defense. Danila Baburin acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 49th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Albert Kondratov.

The wind increased when Anton Eremin made the kick off in the second half. Porfiriy Kirillov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Danila Baburin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Elista FC's Danila Baburin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolay Kaganov in the 60th minute of play. After some careless play in the Elista FC defense, Nikolay Kaganov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Danila Baburin. The Elista FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Danila Baburin should have stopped the shot. Danila Baburin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Porfiriy Kirillov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Danila Baburin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Porfiriy Kirillov in the 70th minute of the match. Elista FC's Danila Baburin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Porfiriy Kirillov in the 75th minute of play. Kursk's Oleg Telyatevskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Porfiriy Kirillov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serafim Belozerov hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Nikolay Kaganov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Anton Eremin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anton Eremin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elista FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.