League Play-Off

Stadion Vladikavkaz
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Vadim Ershov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Anton Nikolaev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Boris Molchanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Boris Molchanov made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Veniamin Bashmet sent off a good shot on target. Gennadiy Akopyan's late challenge caught a Elektrostal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gennadiy Akopyan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 16th match minute, Vladikavkaz FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gennadiy Akopyan to maneuver through the defense. Sergey Serdyuk was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 17th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Vadim Ershov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Vyacheslav Shapalov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Boris Molchanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Nikolaev, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 30th minute Danila Cheshuiko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vyacheslav Shapalov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danila Cheshuiko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Vyacheslav Shapalov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Vladikavkaz FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Oleg Pecherin hit a great ball. Vyacheslav Shapalov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vadim Ershov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Danila Cheshuiko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Anton Nikolaev to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Vladikavkaz FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vadim Ershov came free, but Vyacheslav Shapalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boris Molchanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Nikolaev, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Vadim Ershov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vyacheslav Shapalov having to interfere. Vyacheslav Shapalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danila Cheshuiko in the 58th minute of play. When Veniamin Bashmet came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Vladikavkaz 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 Veniamin Bashmet couldn't finish the play. 72 minutes into the game, Vadim Ershov lined in a short shot 0-1 behind a frustrated Vyacheslav Shapalov. Vyacheslav Shapalov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danila Cheshuiko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vyacheslav Shapalov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vadim Ershov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vadim Ershov was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 79th minute. Elektrostal's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Vadim Ershov struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Vyacheslav Shapalov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elektrostal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Elektrostal eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.