League Play-Off

Stadion Moscow
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Blagoveshchensk's Adrian Myasnikov 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. Moscow FC's Gleb Mironovskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arseniy Zozulin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Timur Tamirov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Gleb Mironovskiy's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Kirill Yudin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Moscow FC's Gleb Mironovskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gleb Mironovskiy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Kirill Yudin made a huge save. Moscow FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mikhail Sorokin in the 22nd minute. Oleg Sharapov was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Blagoveshchensk's Kirill Yudin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kim Ponomarev in the 25th minute of play. In the 29th minute Arseniy Zozulin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timur Tamirov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arseniy Zozulin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Timur Tamirov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Myasnikov in the 35th minute of the match. Adrian Myasnikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Timur Tamirov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gleb Mironovskiy struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Kirill Yudin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Moscow FC. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kim Ponomarev to strike the kick off in the second half. Blagoveshchensk's Kirill Yudin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kim Ponomarev in the 53rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Gleb Mironovskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Moscow FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gleb Mironovskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kirill Yudin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Kim Ponomarev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timur Tamirov didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 59th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. Mikhail Sorokin charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mikhail Sorokin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 65 played minutes Moscow FC got a freekick which was hit by Mikhail Sorokin. Gleb Mironovskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute Moscow FC were awarded a corner. Mikhail Sorokin went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Mikhail Sorokin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Blagoveshchensk's Kirill Yudin did a great save. Moscow FC's Timur Tamirov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Moscow FC from getting a goal against them. After 84 minutes, Gleb Mironovskiy made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Blagoveshchensk's Kirill Yudin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Kirill Yudin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kim Ponomarev in the 88th minute of the match. Timur Tamirov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arseniy Zozulin in the 91st minute. Moscow FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Adrian Myasnikov 92 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-2. When Arseniy Zozulin came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Blagoveshchensk 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 Arseniy Zozulin couldn't finish the play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.