League Play-Off

Stadion Armavir
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yuriy Chapurin kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Tver's Roman Semenov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. German Kanatakuzin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 5 minutes into the match, Oleg Lavrinenkov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rustam Korsunskiy, 1-1. Nikita Zhbanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. German Kanatakuzin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roman Semenov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without German Kanatakuzin having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, Armavir FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nikita Zhbanov came free, but German Kanatakuzin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roman Semenov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. German Kanatakuzin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Semenov in the 19th minute of play. A collision led to Armavir FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Albert Pankratov hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Nikita Zhbanov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but German Kanatakuzin was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. In the 35th minute, Nikita Zhbanov made a precise shot to the right of German Kanatakuzin. Armavir FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Nikita Zhbanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Roman Semenov was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Roman Semenov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but German Kanatakuzin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Semenov in the 57th minute of play forced Armavir FC's goalkeeper German Kanatakuzin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikita Zhbanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roman Semenov in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg German Kanatakuzin saved Armavir FC from getting behind. Oleg Lavrinenkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Rustam Korsunskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Tver's Gennadiy Blokhin got a free kick in the 71st minute. Rustam Korsunskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oleg Lavrinenkov in the 72nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Oleg Lavrinenkov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Armavir FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Oleg Lavrinenkov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rustam Korsunskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 85thth minute of the game Roman Semenov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Armavir FC's German Kanatakuzin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nikita Zhbanov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 89thth minute tested the skills of German Kanatakuzin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Roman Semenov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but German Kanatakuzin was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. German Kanatakuzin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Semenov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Nikita Zhbanov came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Tver 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 Nikita Zhbanov couldn't finish the play. 94 minutes into the match, Roman Semenov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of German Kanatakuzin. Armavir FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roman Semenov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3.