League Play-Off

Stadion Zlatoust
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Felix Lubyanovskiy made the kick off and thus started the match. Vadim Zhidenko charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vadim Zhidenko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 3 played minutes Zlatoust got a freekick which was hit by Vadim Zhidenko. Fedor Sheptulin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Beletskiy in the 6th minute of play. If David Beletskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aleksandr Nikonov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Lubyanovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Beletskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stanislav Avinov, 19 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Fedor Sheptulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Beletskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Fedor Sheptulin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arkadiy Bondarenko went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. If Nikolay Drobysh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nikolay Drobysh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksandr Nikonov having to interfere. 40 minutes into the game, Felix Petrov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zlatoust's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Blagoveshchensk the free kick. After 40 played minutes Zlatoust got a freekick which was hit by Felix Petrov. Nikolay Drobysh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksandr Nikonov having to interfere. A collision led to Zlatoust getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Vitaliy Lutsenko hit a great ball. Vadim Zhidenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arkadiy Bondarenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David Beletskiy to make the kick off. The supporters of Zlatoust booed when Blagoveshchensk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emmanuil Porohov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Felix Lubyanovskiy might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aleksandr Nikonov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felix Lubyanovskiy ran back to his position shaking his head. Aleksandr Nikonov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Lubyanovskiy in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Blagoveshchensk's Nikolay Drobysh sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aleksandr Nikonov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 69 minutes into the match, Blagoveshchensk's Felix Lubyanovskiy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aleksandr Nikonov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vadim Zhidenko hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Nikolay Drobysh struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Aleksandr Nikonov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Blagoveshchensk. Nikolay Drobysh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Aleksandr Nikonov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute Felix Lubyanovskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksandr Nikonov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aleksandr Nikonov stood somewhat misplaced when Felix Lubyanovskiy came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 83 minute. Blagoveshchensk's Nikolay Drobysh got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 95 played minutes Zlatoust got a freekick which was hit by Vadim Zhidenko. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.