League Play-Off

Stadion Birobidzhan
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute Igor Vysotskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eldar Frolov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 5 played minutes Yoshkar-Ola got a freekick which was hit by Egor Stepanov. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Leonid Bilyaletdinov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Birobidzhan's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonid Bilyaletdinov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eldar Frolov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Birobidzhan's zone, Vasiliy Meshkov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artemiy Semenovskiy came out of the goal and Vasiliy Meshkov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Artemiy Semenovskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasiliy Meshkov in the 16th minute of play. After 17 played minutes Birobidzhan got a freekick which was hit by Guriy Belyavskiy. Eldar Frolov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Vysotskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Yoshkar-Ola's Zinoviy Vorontsov got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Georgiy Pristavkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Birobidzhan's Artemiy Semenovskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Egor Stepanov in the 30th minute of play. Vasiliy Meshkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Artemiy Semenovskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yoshkar-Ola's Vasiliy Meshkov got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Igor Vysotskiy to strike the kick off in the second half. Artemiy Semenovskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osip Shepel in the 54th minute of the match. Osip Shepel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Felix Sementsov hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute, Vasiliy Meshkov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yoshkar-Ola fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 63 played minutes Yoshkar-Ola got a freekick which was hit by Vitaliy Omelchenko. Eldar Frolov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Vysotskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eldar Frolov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonid Bilyaletdinov in the 70th minute of play. Eldar Frolov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonid Bilyaletdinov in the 78th minute of play. Eldar Frolov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Vysotskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute of the match Birobidzhan got a corner. Yoshkar-Ola's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Artemiy Bikmullin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Artemiy Bikmullin made a great header on Birobidzhan's corner, it was just that Yoshkar-Ola's Eldar Frolov managed to reach the ball for a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Georgiy Pristavkin during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Georgiy Pristavkin hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. 96 minutes into the game, Guriy Belyavskiy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Birobidzhan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yoshkar-Ola the free kick. After a rather tough play, Birobidzhan's Guriy Belyavskiy got a free kick in the 96th minute. The Yoshkar-Ola players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.