League Play-Off

Zhukovsky
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pavel Kalmetev took the kick off in the first half of the match. With his leg Vitaliy Dementiev managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when Zhukovsky FC's Valentin Arshavin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vitaliy Dementiev was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Pavel Kalmetev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Pavel Kalmetev really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After 18 played minutes Zhukovsky FC got a freekick which was hit by Marat Nikonov. Valentin Meleschuk didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mikhail Sharov went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentin Arshavin got free with Vitaliy Dementiev in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Danil Makarov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valentin Meleschuk having to make a save. 31 minutes into the match, Pavel Kalmetev dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vitaliy Dementiev, 2-1. Ekaterinburg's Mikhail Sharov got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 42 minutes into the match, Zhukovsky FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mikhail Sharov came free, but Valentin Meleschuk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zhukovsky FC's Valentin Meleschuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danil Makarov in the 48th minute of play.

53 minutes into the match, Ekaterinburg's Aleksey Timofeev broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Arshavin in the 58th minute of play forced Ekaterinburg's goalkeeper Vitaliy Dementiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Meleschuk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Egor Ostrov in the 64th minute of the match. Zhukovsky FC's Valentin Meleschuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikhail Sharov in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Eremey Alekseev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, Zhukovsky FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Danil Makarov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikhail Sharov in the 76th minute of play forced Zhukovsky FC's goalkeeper Valentin Meleschuk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Arshavin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitaliy Dementiev having to interfere. Vitaliy Dementiev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavel Kalmetev, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. If Danil Makarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ekaterinburg's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aleksey Timofeev in the 90th minute. The corner led Ekaterinburg's Aleksey Timofeev to fire away a dangerous shot which Valentin Meleschuk despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Zhukovsky FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Ekaterinburg for a fine match.