League Play-Off

Stadion Kirov
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rustam Gerbanovskiy started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Illarion Demyanenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Izmailov in the 5th minute of play. Kaluga FC's Vyacheslav Gaush played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rustam Gerbanovskiy in the 6th minute of play. A collision led to Kaluga FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Felix Polevoy hit a great ball. Kaluga FC's Vyacheslav Gaush played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rustam Gerbanovskiy in the 9th minute of play. After 11 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Kirov! In the 13th minute there was a penalty for Kaluga FC. Anatoliy Ustinov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Illarion Demyanenko. 0-1. Rustam Gerbanovskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Kirov booed when Kaluga FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergey Fedorov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Rustam Gerbanovskiy took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Vyacheslav Gaush to make any attempt to save it. In the 27th minute Sergey Izmailov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Illarion Demyanenko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Rustam Gerbanovskiy fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Vyacheslav Gaush, passed just outside the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arseniy Nekrasov got free with Vyacheslav Gaush in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arseniy Nekrasov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Vyacheslav Gaush tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Kirov booed when Kaluga FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergey Izmailov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vyacheslav Gaush made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arseniy Nekrasov in the 47th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Sergey Izmailov made the kick off in the second half. Rustam Gerbanovskiy scored 2-1 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vyacheslav Gaush, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Kirov's Timofey Statsenko got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute, Sergey Izmailov fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Illarion Demyanenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Izmailov in the 64th minute of play. When Roman Zubovskiy fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kirov's protests and gave Roman Zubovskiy a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Kirov's Efim Belinskiy got a free kick in the 69th minute. Anatoliy Ustinov was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 70th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Vyacheslav Gaush made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arseniy Nekrasov in the 73rd minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Kirov's goal looked a bit too open when Sergey Izmailov came free, but Illarion Demyanenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Rustam Gerbanovskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Arseniy Nekrasov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 81st minute of the game. One of Kirov:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kaluga FC:s goal. 89 minutes in the game, Sergey Izmailov fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Illarion Demyanenko having to interfere. Arseniy Nekrasov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vyacheslav Gaush read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. Rustam Gerbanovskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Vyacheslav Gaush tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rustam Gerbanovskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vyacheslav Gaush having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.