League Play-Off

Pervouralsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Anton Gorbanovskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislav Savichev, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Viktor Chekmarev during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Viktor Chekmarev kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Nikita Timofeev took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anton Gorbanovskiy. Anton Gorbanovskiy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuriy Melnikov in the 19th minute of play forced Belgorod's goalkeeper Igor Everstov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pervouralsk FC's Anton Gorbanovskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikita Timofeev in the 23rd minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Pervouralsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislav Savichev came free, but Anton Gorbanovskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dmitriy Elsukov hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Yuriy Melnikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eduard Surgutov succeeded in the game's 35th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. If Yuriy Melnikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Anton Gorbanovskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruslan Lyutov in the 45th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

52 minutes into the game, Pervouralsk FC's Eduard Surgutov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Igor Everstov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 57th minute Nikita Timofeev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Gorbanovskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Stanislav Savichev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Everstov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuriy Melnikov in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th minute, Yuriy Melnikov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Igor Everstov was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. When Gerasim Babarykin came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Pervouralsk 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 Gerasim Babarykin couldn't finish the play. When Eduard Surgutov came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Pervouralsk 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 Eduard Surgutov couldn't finish the play. When Pervouralsk FC's Yuriy Melnikov in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belgorod's goalie prevented a goal. If Stanislav Savichev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stanislav Savichev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anton Gorbanovskiy having to make a save. Anton Gorbanovskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikita Timofeev, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Nikita Timofeev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 96 minutes, Nikita Timofeev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belgorod's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikita Timofeev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pervouralsk FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.