League Play-Off

Stadion Murmansk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) If Emmanuil Shtelin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11 minutes into the match, Murmansk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Verin came free, but Kirill Muminov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emmanuil Shtelin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Muminov having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Timofey Abalakin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eldar Radimov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for David Bulykin. Achinsk FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Murmansk FC's Mikhail Safonov got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Felix Verin took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kirill Muminov. Kirill Muminov 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Felix Verin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Achinsk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Felix Verin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kirill Muminov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emmanuil Shtelin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kirill Muminov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Verin in the 41st minute of the match. 43 minutes into the game, Felix Verin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Kirill Muminov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mikhail Safonov was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Emmanuil Shtelin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kirill Muminov was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. When Vitaliy Oborin came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Murmansk 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 Vitaliy Oborin couldn't finish the play. 63 minutes into the match, Murmansk FC's Mikhail Safonov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that David Bulykin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Achinsk FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Timofey Abalakin hit a great ball. David Bulykin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitaliy Oborin, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Vitaliy Oborin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Murmansk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vitaliy Oborin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Bulykin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kirill Muminov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emmanuil Shtelin in the 69th minute of the match. The supporters of Achinsk FC booed when Murmansk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artem Rudakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79thth minute of the game Emmanuil Shtelin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Murmansk FC's Kirill Muminov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 89th match minute, Achinsk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipp Bovkun to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute Emmanuil Shtelin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kirill Muminov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Achinsk FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.