League Play-Off

Penza
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dmitriy Kapustin kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Berezniki's Dmitriy Kapustin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vasiliy Lukin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dmitriy Kapustin in the 12th minute of play forced Penza FC's goalkeeper Vasiliy Lukin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Penza FC's Vasiliy Lukin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gennadiy Lagunov in the 14th minute of play. Gennadiy Lagunov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Penza FC's Vasiliy Lukin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gennadiy Lagunov in the 18th minute of play. Dmitriy Kapustin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasiliy Lukin having to interfere. With a little luck, Berezniki's Petr Bulanov got control of the ball when Ilya Yakovkin tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Vasiliy Tsirik's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Petr Bulanov was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Petr Bulanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasiliy Tsirik in the 36th minute of the match. Berezniki's Petr Bulanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasiliy Tsirik in the 39th minute of play. In the 42nd minute Vasiliy Tsirik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petr Bulanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasiliy Tsirik in the 43rd minute of play forced Berezniki's goalkeeper Petr Bulanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Vasiliy Tsirik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Petr Bulanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasiliy Tsirik in the 52nd minute of the match. When Konstantin Sergeev fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Berezniki's protests and gave Konstantin Sergeev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 55th match minute, Berezniki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantin Sergeev to maneuver through the defense. Petr Bulanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilya Yakovkin in the 57th minute of the match. Vasiliy Lukin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dmitriy Kapustin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64thth minute of the game Ilya Yakovkin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Berezniki's Petr Bulanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Ilya Yakovkin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Penza FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ilya Yakovkin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Petr Bulanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Penza FC's Vasiliy Tsirik in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Berezniki's goalie prevented a goal. Ilya Yakovkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petr Bulanov having to interfere. Vasiliy Tsirik struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Petr Bulanov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Penza FC. Afanasiy Librovich hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Dmitriy Kapustin kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Petr Bulanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vasiliy Tsirik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilya Yakovkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 88 minutes of play, Penza FC's Vasiliy Tsirik made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Petr Bulanov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ilya Yakovkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petr Bulanov having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.