League Play-Off

Almetyevsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gennadiy Andreichev took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikolay Kitlinskiy in the 5th minute of play forced Rybinsk's goalkeeper Stepan Ubushaev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikolay Kitlinskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stepan Ubushaev having to interfere. When Nikolay Kitlinskiy came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Almetyevsk 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 Nikolay Kitlinskiy couldn't finish the play. Mark Mityuhin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Stepan Ubushaev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nikolay Kitlinskiy got free with Stepan Ubushaev in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nikolay Kitlinskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Stepan Ubushaev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nikolay Kitlinskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gennadiy Andreichev scored 0-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gerasim Kovalev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gerasim Kovalev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigoriy Makarov in the 34th minute of the match. Grigoriy Makarov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Gerasim Kovalev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the game, Nikolay Kitlinskiy recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Stepan Ubushaev. Nikolay Kitlinskiy showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Nikolay Kitlinskiy made the kick off in the second half. Grigoriy Makarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gerasim Kovalev had great luck who in the 54thth minute grab hold of the ball when Gennadiy Andreichev from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Rybinsk were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after Almetyevsk FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yuriy Simonyan took the corner. Anton Tagrin hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Grigoriy Makarov could shoot a difficult shot in the 58th minute, which Gerasim Kovalev however easily saved by the left post. Gerasim Kovalev made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Grigoriy Makarov sent off a good shot on target. 61 minutes into the match, Rybinsk's goal looked a bit too open when Mark Mityuhin came free, but Stepan Ubushaev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Mark Mityuhin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Almetyevsk FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Nikolay Kitlinskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stepan Ubushaev having to interfere. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rybinsk's goalkeeper Stepan Ubushaev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Grigoriy Makarov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Grigoriy Makarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerasim Kovalev having to interfere. If Nikolay Kitlinskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nikolay Kitlinskiy took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stepan Ubushaev. Stepan Ubushaev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1.