League Play-Off

Stadion Orsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Georgiy Alferov was out of position in the 4 minute of play, and Arseniy Astapov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Arseniy Astapov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Viktor Emelyanovs short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Georgiy Alferov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Orsk FC booed when Shchelkovo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Afanasenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Georgiy Alferov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arseniy Astapov's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. In the 22nd 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. If Anatoliy Burmak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timofey Tikhonov charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Timofey Tikhonov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Viktor Emelyanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shchelkovo's Georgiy Alferov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arseniy Astapov in the 42nd minute of play. Arsen Yakushev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Modest Antipov, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anatoliy Burmak in the 46th minute of play forced Orsk FC's goalkeeper Arsen Yakushev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arseniy Astapov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Arseniy Astapov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arsen Yakushev made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Modest Antipov sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Shchelkovo booed when Orsk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maksim Polyakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Shchelkovo's Anatoliy Burmak got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Modest Antipov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Arsen Yakushev when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Viktor Emelyanov scored 2-0 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Georgiy Alferov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 70 minutes, Igor Guschin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Orsk FC and the Shchelkovo players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Shchelkovo booed when Orsk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Guschin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arseniy Astapov hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Anatoliy Burmak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anatoliy Burmak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arsen Yakushev having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 88th minute by Anatoliy Burmak got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The supporters of Shchelkovo booed when Orsk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fedor Batskaev didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Anatoliy Burmak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 98 minutes into the game, Aleksandr Tretyakov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Shchelkovo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Orsk FC the free kick. The supporters of Orsk FC booed when Shchelkovo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksandr Tretyakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arseniy Astapov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 100th minute. Georgiy Alferov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Shchelkovo's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.