League Play-Off

Magadan
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pavel Rubashkin got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Magadan FC's goalkeeper Artem Volchkov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Artem Volchkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavel Rubashkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 5th minute, Aleksandr Afanasenkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yuriy Arbatskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. When Oleg Gostomysl came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Magadan FC 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 Oleg Gostomysl couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Voronezh FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Leonid Okonnikov hit a great ball. In the 26th minute, Pavel Rubashkin made a precise shot to the right of Artem Volchkov. Magadan FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Rubashkin in the 29th minute of play forced Magadan FC's goalkeeper Artem Volchkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Voronezh FC's zone, Oleg Gostomysl stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denis Akulenko came out of the goal and Oleg Gostomysl tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Voronezh FC's Denis Akulenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Georgiy Abdurakhmanov in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th match minute, Voronezh FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladislav Zhilkin to maneuver through the defense. 37 minutes into the match, Magadan FC's Vladimir Nidergaus broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Oleg Gostomysl could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Denis Akulenko made a huge save. If Georgiy Abdurakhmanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Danila Barabolya blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Artem Volchkov having to make a save. After some careless play in the Magadan FC defense, Vladislav Zhilkin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Artem Volchkov. The Magadan FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Artem Volchkov should have stopped the shot. In the 47th minute, Aleksandr Afanasenkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 48th minute of the match Yuriy Arbatskiy sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artem Volchkov skillfully saved the ball.

The wind increased when Georgiy Abdurakhmanov made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th match minute, Voronezh FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danil Krivobokov to maneuver through the defense. Georgiy Abdurakhmanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Denis Akulenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th match minute, Magadan FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kim Siryutin to maneuver through the defense. Denis Akulenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oleg Gostomysl in the 80th minute of the match. If Oleg Gostomysl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute Georgiy Abdurakhmanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Akulenko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oleg Gostomysl struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Denis Akulenko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Magadan FC. Although Magadan FC had been in control for most of the match, Voronezh FC still came away with the win.