League Play-Off

Stadion Vladikavkaz
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Arkadiy Golunov made the kick off and thus started the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mikhail Puzyrev in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maksim Demyanenko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aleksandr Slivyak might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maksim Demyanenko. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aleksandr Slivyak ran back to his position shaking his head. Velikiy Novgorod FC's Maksim Demyanenko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Velikiy Novgorod FC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Velikiy Novgorod FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Vitaliy Shubnik hit a great ball. Aleksandr Slivyak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Maksim Demyanenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maksim Demyanenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikhail Puzyrev in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkadiy Golunov in the 15th minute of play forced Vladikavkaz's goalkeeper Danila Rostovtsev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arkadiy Golunov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Velikiy Novgorod FC defense, Mikhail Puzyrev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maksim Demyanenko. The Velikiy Novgorod FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maksim Demyanenko should have stopped the shot. In the 26th minute Arkadiy Golunov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danila Rostovtsev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32ndth minute of the game Arkadiy Golunov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vladikavkaz's Danila Rostovtsev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Danila Rostovtsev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Irakliy Kirillov in the 35th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitaliy Shubnik in the 36th minute of play forced Vladikavkaz's goalkeeper Danila Rostovtsev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute, Irakliy Kirillov made a precise shot to the right of Danila Rostovtsev. Vladikavkaz's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Danila Rostovtsev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Irakliy Kirillov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 minutes, Afanasiy Pechagin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vladikavkaz and the Velikiy Novgorod FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 43rd minute, Afanasiy Pechagin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute Irakliy Kirillov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danila Rostovtsev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arkadiy Golunov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mikhail Puzyrev was the one to do the kick off. Aleksandr Slivyak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Maksim Demyanenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mikhail Puzyrev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mikhail Puzyrev during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th minute, Mikhail Puzyrev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vitaliy Pertsov kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. With a little luck, Vladikavkaz's Danila Rostovtsev got control of the ball when Irakliy Kirillov tried to sneak it across the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Velikiy Novgorod FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksandr Slivyak came free, but Maksim Demyanenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Irakliy Kirillov was extremely unlucky when he, in the 74th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 79th minute of the match, Arkadiy Golunov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Danila Rostovtsev saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Arkadiy Golunov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danila Rostovtsev having to interfere. Velikiy Novgorod FC's Maksim Demyanenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikhail Puzyrev in the 85th minute of play. Maksim Demyanenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksandr Slivyak in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikhail Puzyrev in the 87th minute of play forced Velikiy Novgorod FC's goalkeeper Maksim Demyanenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Irakliy Kirillov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Danila Rostovtsev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arkadiy Golunov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Velikiy Novgorod FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.