League Play-Off

Stadion Zheleznodoro
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vitaliy Beklov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Valentin Teterin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Shashkov having to interfere. If Vitaliy Beklov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Roman Sychev fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Serpukhov's protests and gave Roman Sychev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th match minute, Serpukhov was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Sychev to maneuver through the defense. Zheleznodorozhny's Andrey Nikolaev got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 17 minutes, Evgeniy Naidionov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Serpukhov and the Zheleznodorozhny players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitaliy Beklov in the 18th minute of play forced Serpukhov's goalkeeper Sergey Strizhev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Evgeniy Naidionov 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 Vitaliy Beklov came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Zheleznodorozhny 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 Vitaliy Beklov couldn't finish the play. Andrey Nikolaev kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. If Andrey Nikolaev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serpukhov's Sergey Strizhev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitaliy Beklov in the 40th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Serpukhov's goalkeeper Sergey Strizhev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrey Nikolaev.

The wind increased when Vasiliy Shestyrev made the kick off in the second half. If Andrey Nikolaev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61stth minute of the game Andrey Nikolaev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Serpukhov's Sergey Strizhev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Evgeniy Naidionov 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. The supporters of Zheleznodorozhny booed when Serpukhov was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evgeniy Naidionov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vitaliy Beklov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 72nd minute of the match Maksim Gorbatenko shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sergey Strizhev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Sergey Strizhev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrey Nikolaev in the 78th minute of play. 80 minutes in the game, Vitaliy Beklov dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Serpukhov's zone, Vitaliy Beklov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sergey Strizhev came out of the goal and Vitaliy Beklov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Serpukhov's Sergey Strizhev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matvey Dupliy in the 86th minute of play. Andrey Nikolaev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Sergey Strizhev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 94 minutes into the match, Andrey Nikolaev notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Serpukhov's Sergey Strizhev. Sergey Strizhev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zheleznodorozhny walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.