League Play-Off

Saint Petersburg
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Timur Medvedev started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Roman Tulov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergey Kuznechihin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Sergey Kuznechihin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute, Fedor Fedotov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute of the match Fedor Sentyurevskiy sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Daniil Gavrilov skillfully saved the ball. Timur Medvedev hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Saint Petersburg's Pahom Krestyashin got a free kick in the 26th minute. Saint Petersburg's Roman Tulov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergey Kuznechihin in the 34th minute of play. Daniil Gavrilov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Timur Medvedev's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Daniil Gavrilov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oleg Alenichev in the 46th minute. In the 48th minute of the match, Timur Medvedev tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Daniil Gavrilov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sergey Kuznechihin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Timur Medvedev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Daniil Gavrilov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. A collision led to Saint Petersburg getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Pahom Krestyashin hit a great ball. Fedor Evdokimov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 58thth minute tested the skills of Roman Tulov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Timur Medvedev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Timur Medvedev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniil Gavrilov having to interfere. A collision led to Glazov getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Efrem Minzhilkiev hit a great ball. Roman Tulov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksandr Gorshkov in the 79th minute of play. In the 88th minute Timur Medvedev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniil Gavrilov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute, Oleg Alenichev 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timur Medvedev in the 92nd minute of play forced Glazov's goalkeeper Daniil Gavrilov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 92 played minutes Glazov got a freekick which was hit by Dmitriy Rebezha. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.