League Play-Off

Stadion Dzerzhinsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vladislav Saryhanov got the match started through his kick off. Fedor Batskaev charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fedor Batskaev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fedor Batskaev hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Orsk FC's Timofey Tikhonov got a free kick in the 12th minute. Nikolay Nikonov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arsen Yakushev. Orsk FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Leonid Sigachev came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Dzerzhinsk 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 Leonid Sigachev couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Orsk FC's Timofey Tikhonov got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 24th minute, Viktor Emelyanov 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. Oleg Zapasnoy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arseniy Astapov, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. If Viktor Emelyanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Arseniy Astapov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vladislav Saryhanov might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arsen Yakushev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vladislav Saryhanov ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 36th minute, Arseniy Astapov 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. 47 minutes into the match, Dzerzhinsk's goal looked a bit too open when Viktor Emelyanov came free, but Oleg Zapasnoy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arseniy Astapov to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Arseniy Astapov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Orsk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arseniy Astapov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oleg Zapasnoy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 53 minutes into the match, Orsk FC's Arseniy Astapov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Oleg Zapasnoy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Arseniy Astapov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oleg Zapasnoy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arseniy Astapov in the 66th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Orsk FC's zone, Vladislav Saryhanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arsen Yakushev came out of the goal and Vladislav Saryhanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Dzerzhinsk's Nikolay Nikonov got a free kick in the 74th minute. Orsk FC's Viktor Emelyanov got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Timofey Tikhonov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oleg Zapasnoy having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.