League Play-Off

Cherepovets
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Vladimir Zozulin started the match with the kick off. Vladimir Zozulin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Illarion Demyanenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th match minute, Kirov was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanislav Shatrov to maneuver through the defense. Illarion Demyanenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimir Zozulin in the 14th minute of the match. Illarion Demyanenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimir Zozulin in the 18th minute of the match. If Efim Belinskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 22 minutes into the match, Kirov's goalkeeper Illarion Demyanenko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by German Prohorov. Arseniy Nekrasov struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Vasiliy Moiseev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kirov. Rustam Gerbanovskiy struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Vasiliy Moiseev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kirov. A collision led to Kirov getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Roman Zubovskiy hit a great ball. Vladimir Zozulin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Illarion Demyanenko having to interfere. Vladimir Zozulin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Illarion Demyanenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Kirov's Roman Zubovskiy got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Sergey Bogushevskiy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Illarion Demyanenko read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rustam Gerbanovskiy was the one to do the kick off. German Prohorov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Illarion Demyanenko having to interfere. 52 minutes into the game, German Prohorov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cherepovets FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kirov the free kick. A collision led to Cherepovets FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. German Prohorov hit a great ball. Roman Aslanov kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Arseniy Nekrasovs short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Vasiliy Moiseev to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Vladimir Zozulin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Illarion Demyanenko having to interfere. German Prohorov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Illarion Demyanenko having to interfere. German Prohorov took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Illarion Demyanenko. Illarion Demyanenko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. If Stepan Aguzarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rustam Gerbanovskiy might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vasiliy Moiseev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rustam Gerbanovskiy ran back to his position shaking his head. Roman Zubovskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roman Zubovskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Kirov getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Roman Zubovskiy hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cherepovets FC's zone, Arseniy Nekrasov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vasiliy Moiseev came out of the goal and Arseniy Nekrasov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Vladimir Zozulin fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cherepovets FC's protests and gave Vladimir Zozulin a yellow card for diving instead. Arseniy Nekrasov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Vasiliy Moiseev made a huge save. After 90 minutes, Stepan Aguzarov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cherepovets FC and the Kirov players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cherepovets FC's Stepan Aguzarov got a free kick in the 90th minute. Arseniy Nekrasov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Vasiliy Moiseev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.