League Play-Off

Stadion Angarsk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Petr Filippov made the kick off which started today's match. When Angarsk FC's Martyn Polosov in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sterlitamak's goalie prevented a goal. 5 minutes into the match, Martyn Polosov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Egor Kashirin, 1-0. Timofey Lukin kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Martyn Polosov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sterlitamak were furious when Yaroslav Karpov was red carded, 12 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of Sterlitamak:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Angarsk FC:s goal. In the 17th minute of the match Aleksey Zaluzhnyi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Egor Kashirin skillfully saved the ball. Sergey Gerasimov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Egor Kashirin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martyn Polosov in the 25th minute of play. If Martyn Polosov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lev Dryanitsyn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Martyn Polosov made a kick off. After 55 played minutes, Angarsk FC's Aleksandr Muhamadiev shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Egor Kashirin 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 Angarsk FC reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lev Dryanitsyn got free with Ilya Abramov in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lev Dryanitsyn blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ilya Abramov having to make a save. Egor Kashirin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martyn Polosov in the 61st minute of the match. With a little luck, Angarsk FC's Ilya Abramov got control of the ball when Lev Dryanitsyn tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 67th match minute, Angarsk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danila Zuev to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute, Ruslan Gulyga fired a really elegant long shot, but Ilya Abramov threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Sergey Gerasimov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute, Sergey Gerasimov 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 Angarsk FC's Martyn Polosov in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sterlitamak's goalie prevented a goal. 82 minutes into the match, Angarsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lev Dryanitsyn came free, but Ilya Abramov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 84 minutes, Nikita Tihonravov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sterlitamak and the Angarsk FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Sterlitamak getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Nikita Tihonravov hit a great ball. Egor Kashirin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martyn Polosov, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Sergey Gerasimov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sergey Gerasimov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Egor Kashirin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martyn Polosov, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 96 minutes into the match, Sterlitamak's goal looked a bit too open when Martyn Polosov came free, but Egor Kashirin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Angarsk FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sterlitamak had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.