League Play-Off

Stadion Grozny
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. Aleksandr Bystritskiy started the match with the kick off. Stanislav Sosnov hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the match, Grozny FC's Yaroslav Berzarin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anatoliy Babkin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Anatoliy Babkin made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Aleksandr Bystritskiy sent off a good shot on target. Anatoliy Babkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksandr Bystritskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rudolf Mittsyh during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Artem FC's Rudolf Mittsyh got a free kick in the 24th minute. With a little luck, Artem FC's Anatoliy Babkin got control of the ball when Yaroslav Berzarin tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 29th minute Andrey Shamsetdinov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernest Iritikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Konstantin Ustyuzhaninov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Aleksandr Bystritskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rudolf Mittsyh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Ernest Iritikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 47 minutes, Rudolf Mittsyh managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Artem FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rudolf Mittsyh was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Konstantin Ustyuzhaninov struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Ernest Iritikov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Artem FC. If Konstantin Ustyuzhaninov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Artem FC's Vladislav Prazdnov got a free kick in the 57th minute. After 58 played minutes, Grozny FC's Roman Kalinko shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Anatoliy Babkin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Grozny FC reached it. The supporters of Grozny FC booed when Artem FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zinoviy Bogomazov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ernest Iritikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rudolf Mittsyh in the 63rd minute of the match. When Konstantin Ustyuzhaninov came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Artem FC 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 Konstantin Ustyuzhaninov couldn't finish the play. In the 70th minute, Grozny FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rudolf Mittsyh fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ernest Iritikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rudolf Mittsyh in the 73rd minute of the match. Yaroslav Berzarin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 78 minutes into the match, Artem FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksandr Bystritskiy came free, but Anatoliy Babkin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute Rudolf Mittsyh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernest Iritikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 83 minutes, Andrey Shamsetdinov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Artem FC and the Grozny FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 83rd match minute, Artem FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrey Shamsetdinov to maneuver through the defense. Konstantin Ustyuzhaninov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 85thth minute, Ernest Iritikov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 86 minutes of play Artem FC's Andrey Shamsetdinov was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Andrey Shamsetdinov kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.