League Play-Off

Kaluga
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Valentin Tepikin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the match, Kaluga FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vladislav Rozhkin came free, but Petr Getmanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladislav Rozhkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petr Getmanov having to interfere. Eduard Tuftin lost his temper 16 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 16 minutes into the game, one of Kaluga FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 20 minutes into the game, Gerasim Alekseev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kaluga FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Miass the free kick. A collision led to Kaluga FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Gerasim Alekseev hit a great ball. In the 24th minute Valentin Tepikin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petr Getmanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 25 minutes, Vladislav Rozhkin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Miass's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladislav Rozhkin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Timur Kalitvintsev hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Aleksey Maslov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Mark Baikalov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valentin Tepikin took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Petr Getmanov. Petr Getmanov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After 41 played minutes, Miass's Vsevolod Zangareev shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Petr Getmanov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Miass reached it. Mark Baikalov made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Aleksey Maslov sent off a good shot on target. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aleksey Maslov made a kick off. Vladislav Rozhkin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Petr Getmanov made a huge save. Vladislav Rozhkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Aleksey Maslov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Kaluga FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Gerasim Alekseev hit a great ball. Valentin Tepikin charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valentin Tepikin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 65 played minutes Miass got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Tepikin. When Aleksey Maslov came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Kaluga 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 Aleksey Maslov couldn't finish the play. When Vladislav Rozhkin came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Miass 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 Vladislav Rozhkin couldn't finish the play. Mark Baikalov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksey Maslov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mark Baikalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksey Maslov in the 81st minute of play. Mark Baikalov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksey Maslov, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Anatoliy Gorbachovskiy struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Mark Baikalov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kaluga FC. Vladislav Rozhkin came free with the goalkeeper in the 97th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Petr Getmanov could save by the left post. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Miass eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.