League Play-Off

Stadion Stary Oskol
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Artem Galantsev started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Vladislav Pokryshev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrey Anischev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dimitrovgrad FC's goalkeeper Danil Golovatskiy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Danil Golovatskiy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Artem Galantsev's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. After 12 played minutes Stary Oskol got a freekick which was hit by Artem Klechikov. If Leonid Tipakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrey Anischev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emmanuil Belyakov in the 15th minute of play. If Yaroslav Karpov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Evgeniy Maslyakov kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After having played for 21 minutes, Vladislav Pokryshev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dimitrovgrad FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladislav Pokryshev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 25 minutes into the match, Stary Oskol's goal looked a bit too open when Emmanuil Belyakov came free, but Andrey Anischev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artem Galantsev in the 29th minute of play forced Dimitrovgrad FC's goalkeeper Danil Golovatskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danil Golovatskiy made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Yaroslav Karpov sent off a good shot on target. Danil Golovatskiy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yaroslav Karpov in the 35th minute. Yaroslav Karpov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yaroslav Karpov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emmanuil Belyakov made a kick off. Andrey Anischev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emmanuil Belyakov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonid Tipakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dimitrovgrad FC's Emmanuil Belyakov got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 65 minutes, Emmanuil Belyakov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dimitrovgrad FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emmanuil Belyakov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Artem Galantsev came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Stary Oskol 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 Artem Galantsev couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Stary Oskol's zone, Emmanuil Belyakov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andrey Anischev came out of the goal and Emmanuil Belyakov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 73rdth minute of the game Yaroslav Karpov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dimitrovgrad FC's Danil Golovatskiy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artem Galantsev in the 76th minute of play forced Dimitrovgrad FC's goalkeeper Danil Golovatskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emmanuil Belyakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Andrey Anischev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Leonid Tipakov 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. Andrey Anischev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timur Zavitnevich in the 91st minute of play. The Dimitrovgrad FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Stary Oskol from taking control. The game ends in a draw.