League Play-Off

Stadion Vladivostok
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Filimon Kalachnikov made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Filimon Kalachnikov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Artem Bakhtizin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Artem Bakhtizin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lev Sharapov, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Arzamas's Lev Sharapov got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Aleksey Starodub fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vladivostok's protests and gave Aleksey Starodub a yellow card for diving instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Lev Sharapov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arzamas's supporters rose to their feet, but Lev Sharapov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artem Bakhtizin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Filimon Kalachnikov struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Artem Bakhtizin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arzamas. Artem Bakhtizin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filimon Kalachnikov, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Eduard Lazarev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Veniamin Ergubaev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lev Sharapov in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Artem Bakhtizin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Timur Zazulin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Veniamin Ergubaev. That made the score 2-1 in the 46 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Timur Zazulin to strike the kick off in the second half. Veniamin Ergubaev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduard Lazarev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonid Sergeev charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonid Sergeev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leonid Sergeev kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. When Vitaliy Podrazhanets fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arzamas's protests and gave Vitaliy Podrazhanets a yellow card for diving instead. In the 65th match minute, Arzamas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitaliy Podrazhanets to maneuver through the defense. Timur Zazulin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Veniamin Ergubaev having to interfere. Veniamin Ergubaev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduard Lazarev, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. When Filimon Kalachnikov came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Arzamas 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 Filimon Kalachnikov couldn't finish the play. Lev Sharapov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With an all-out effort, Arzamas's Artem Bakhtizin threw himself towards the right post 86 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Filimon Kalachnikov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Lev Sharapov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lev Sharapov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 97thth minute, Artem Bakhtizin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Vladivostok had won after a very even match.