League Play-Off

Orenburg
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Oktyabrsky's Dmitriy Repin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Oktyabrsky booed when Orenburg FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergey Osenev didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 7 minutes, Andrey Zuev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Oktyabrsky and the Orenburg FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Orenburg FC's Sergey Gordeichev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evgeniy Astronomov in the 31st minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Dmitriy Repin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Oktyabrsky fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Felix Vasindin hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. If Gleb Mishulin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Afanasiy Arakelyan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dmitriy Repin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergey Gordeichev having to interfere. Evgeniy Astronomov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Timofey Savin's late challenge caught a Oktyabrsky's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Timofey Savin helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Orenburg FC's Timofey Savin got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Orenburg FC's goalkeeper Sergey Gordeichev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 65 minutes into the match, Orenburg FC's goalkeeper Sergey Gordeichev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evgeniy Astronomov. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dmitriy Repin in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sergey Gordeichev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dmitriy Repin in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sergey Gordeichev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afanasiy Arakelyan in the 76th minute of play forced Oktyabrsky's goalkeeper Erofey Savin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Orenburg FC booed when Oktyabrsky was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Vasindin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erofey Savin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afanasiy Arakelyan in the 79th minute of play. Sergey Gordeichev came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Oktyabrsky's Evgeniy Astronomov. But to his dismay, Evgeniy Astronomov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Evgeniy Astronomov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergey Gordeichev having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Dmitriy Repin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Oktyabrsky's supporters rose to their feet, but Dmitriy Repin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergey Gordeichev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Oktyabrsky eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.