League Play-Off

Stadion Novy Urengoy
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emmanuil Renkevich started the match with the kick off. Stepan Korsukov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valeriy Fokin having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Novy Urengoy's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Konovalov came free, but Valeriy Fokin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 13 minutes, Irakliy Gredin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Seversk FC and the Novy Urengoy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Irakliy Gredin hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Stanislav Surovikin's late challenge caught a Novy Urengoy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stanislav Surovikin helped the player get up and apologised. After 15 played minutes Seversk FC got a freekick which was hit by Stanislav Surovikin. A collision led to Seversk FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Irakliy Gredin hit a great ball. The Novy Urengoy fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when Novy Urengoy's Emmanuil Renkevich looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of Seversk FC booed when Novy Urengoy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Veniamin Sheluhin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Seversk FC booed when Novy Urengoy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Veniamin Sheluhin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gennadiy Yudaev's late challenge caught a Seversk FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gennadiy Yudaev helped the player get up and apologised. Gennadiy Yudaev hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gavriil Tyazhelnikov during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Novy Urengoy fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 32nd minute. Penalty! Seversk FC's Anatoliy Zolottsev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Seversk FC from getting a goal against them. Stepan Korsukov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stepan Korsukov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Seversk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emmanuil Renkevich came free, but Anatoliy Zolottsev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54thth minute of the game Emmanuil Renkevich who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Seversk FC's Anatoliy Zolottsev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Novy Urengoy's Valeriy Fokin got control of the ball when Vladimir Konovalov tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Novy Urengoy's Veniamin Sheluhin got a free kick in the 59th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Novy Urengoy's goal looked a bit too open when Stepan Korsukov came free, but Valeriy Fokin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladimir Konovalov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Valeriy Fokin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Anatoliy Zolottsev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emmanuil Renkevich's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stepan Korsukov in the 70th minute of play forced Novy Urengoy's goalkeeper Valeriy Fokin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Gennadiy Yudaev was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 71 minutes had been played. A collision led to Novy Urengoy getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Gennadiy Yudaev hit a great ball. Vladimir Konovalov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vladimir Konovalov kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Nikolay Iordan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anatoliy Zolottsev having to interfere. Irakliy Gredin kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Stepan Korsukov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Valeriy Fokin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.