League Play-Off

Stadion Elektrostal
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) When Kurgan's Yuriy Egorov in 3 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Boris Molchanov guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. In the 5th minute, Yuriy Egorov 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. The supporters of Kurgan booed when Elektrostal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Kolesnikov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Elektrostal's goal looked a bit too open when Yuriy Egorov came free, but Boris Molchanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Danila Cheshuiko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Elektrostal's supporters rose to their feet, but Danila Cheshuiko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Georgiy Davydov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yuriy Egorov took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Boris Molchanov. Boris Molchanov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 20 minutes into the game, Danila Cheshuiko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Georgiy Davydov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Roman Kolesnikov hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the game, Sergey Serdyuk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Elektrostal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kurgan the free kick. After a rather tough play, Elektrostal's Sergey Serdyuk got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Boris Molchanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timofey Arhipenko in the 25th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Danila Cheshuiko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Elektrostal's supporters rose to their feet, but Danila Cheshuiko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Georgiy Davydov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Danila Cheshuiko's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute, Georgiy Davydov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee gave Kurgan a penalty, 40 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Erofey Timerkaev, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Elektrostal's Boris Molchanov. 1-2. In the 45th match minute, Elektrostal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergey Hudoleev to maneuver through the defense. Vadim Ershov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Kurgan were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yuriy Egorov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes in the game, Emmanuil Ivannikov fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Boris Molchanov having to interfere. Yuriy Egorov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emmanuil Ivannikov got free with Boris Molchanov in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Emmanuil Ivannikovs short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Boris Molchanov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 62 minutes, Vadim Ershov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elektrostal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vadim Ershov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Danila Cheshuiko came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Elektrostal 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 Danila Cheshuiko couldn't finish the play. Boris Molchanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuriy Egorov, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vadim Ershov in the 73rd minute of play forced Kurgan's goalkeeper Georgiy Davydov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Kurgan's zone, Vadim Ershov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Georgiy Davydov came out of the goal and Vadim Ershov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 76 minutes into the game, Vladimir Zuev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kurgan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elektrostal the free kick. After a rather tough play, Kurgan's Vladimir Zuev got a free kick in the 76th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Danila Cheshuiko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Elektrostal's supporters rose to their feet, but Danila Cheshuiko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Georgiy Davydov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gleb Lepp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Roman Kolesnikov fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Elektrostal's protests and gave Roman Kolesnikov a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Elektrostal's Roman Kolesnikov got a free kick in the 84th minute. Kurgan were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Elektrostal's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Erofey Timerkaev took the corner. Zinoviy Cheslavskiy was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Thanks to some nice moves Emmanuil Ivannikov could shoot a difficult shot in the 89th minute, which Boris Molchanov however easily saved by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Vadim Ershov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Elektrostal's supporters rose to their feet, but Vadim Ershov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Georgiy Davydov 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 Kurgan eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.