League Play-Off

Pervouralsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nikita Zudin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Nikita Zudin hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Makaev in the 5th minute of play forced Pervouralsk HC's goalkeeper Aleksey Apranich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artem Petrinyak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zinoviy Patrasenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Evgeniy Chichkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zinoviy Patrasenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Evgeniy Chichkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, Pervouralsk HC's Zinoviy Patrasenko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Evgeniy Chichkov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 17th minute, Zinoviy Patrasenko 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. Evgeniy Chichkov made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Zinoviy Patrasenko sent off a good shot on target. After 20 minutes, Denis Mikhailov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pervouralsk HC and the Kislovodsk FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felix Makaev in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aleksey Apranich saved Pervouralsk HC from getting behind. Evgeniy Chichkov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zinoviy Patrasenko in the 27th minute. Kislovodsk FC's Evgeniy Chichkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikita Zudin in the 31st minute of play. In the 34th minute Artem Petrinyak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksey Apranich saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kislovodsk FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Pervouralsk HC a penalty, 38 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Evgeniy Ermakov, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Kislovodsk FC's Evgeniy Chichkov. 1-0. Felix Makaev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Aleksey Apranich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Zinoviy Patrasenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Zinoviy Patrasenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Evgeniy Chichkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Felix Makaev notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Pervouralsk HC's Aleksey Apranich. Aleksey Apranich was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 65th minute, Nikita Zudin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pervouralsk HC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Nikita Zudin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Dmitriy Luntovskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute Zinoviy Patrasenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evgeniy Chichkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evgeniy Chichkov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zinoviy Patrasenko's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Kislovodsk FC's zone, Zinoviy Patrasenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evgeniy Chichkov came out of the goal and Zinoviy Patrasenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aleksey Apranich made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Artem Petrinyak sent off a good shot on target. Felix Makaev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Aleksey Apranich 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 Artem Petrinyak got free with Aleksey Apranich in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Artem Petrinyak came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Kislovodsk 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 Artem Petrinyak couldn't finish the play. Pervouralsk HC's Aleksey Apranich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Makaev in the 94th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Kislovodsk FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Pervouralsk HC.