League Play-Off

Stadion Khabarovsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Khabarovsk's Filipp Maginskiy started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Iskander Saigin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikita Vityutin, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filipp Maginskiy in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Viktor Inyutin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 21st minute, Filipp Maginskiy reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Viktor Inyutin. The goal made the score 1-1. Pavel Burlatskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viktor Inyutin having to interfere. Filipp Maginskiy might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Viktor Inyutin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Filipp Maginskiy ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 29th minute, Nikita Vityutin made a precise shot to the right of Iskander Saigin. Khabarovsk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Khabarovsk's Iskander Saigin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantin Gremushkin in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Konstantin Gremushkin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iskander Saigin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 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. Nikita Vityutin was the one to do the kick off. Iskander Saigin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikita Vityutin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Konstantin Gremushkin got free with Iskander Saigin in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Khabarovsk's Filipp Maginskiy in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bratsk FC's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valentin Klimov during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience was convinced that Pavel Burlatskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Viktor Inyutin was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Matvey Mihaleiko charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matvey Mihaleiko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 89th minute of the game. One of Bratsk FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Khabarovsk:s goal. The referee gave Khabarovsk a penalty, 91 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Valentin Klimov, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Bratsk FC's Viktor Inyutin. 3-3. In the 97th minute, Filipp Maginskiy made a precise shot to the right of Viktor Inyutin. Bratsk FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3.