League Play-Off

Stadion Khimki
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Filimon Meichik got the match started through his kick off. Yuriy Mescherov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filimon Meichik, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. When Timur Vylegzhanin fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Khimki's protests and gave Timur Vylegzhanin a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Khimki's Timur Vylegzhanin got a free kick in the 10th minute. Yuriy Mescherov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Igor Agapov in the 16th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Igor Agapov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Khimki's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Agapov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yuriy Mescherov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Igor Agapov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrey Smirnov during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 27th match minute, Khimki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrey Smirnov to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute Aleksey Stepanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Platon Lanovoy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Natan Soinikov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 34th minute, Aleksey Bublikov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Penza's Natan Soinikov in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Khimki's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filimon Meichik in the 42nd minute of play forced Penza's goalkeeper Yuriy Mescherov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Natan Soinikov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Igor Agapov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Yuriy Mescherov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natan Soinikov in the 58th minute of play forced Khimki's goalkeeper Platon Lanovoy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Natan Soinikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timur Vylegzhanin was shown his second yellow card after 62 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 62nd match minute, Khimki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timur Vylegzhanin to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Khimki getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Erofey Plehanov hit a great ball. In the 69th minute, Filimon Meichik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute, Nikolay Gryaznoy fired a really elegant long shot, but Platon Lanovoy threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Aleksey Bublikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Platon Lanovoy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khimki's Platon Lanovoy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Khimki from getting a goal against them. Platon Lanovoy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natan Soinikov, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Yuriy Mescherov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Agapov, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Igor Agapov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Khimki's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Agapov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yuriy Mescherov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aleksey Bublikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.