League Play-Off

Petropavlovsk-Kamch.
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Egor Ignashevich made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6th match minute, Petropavlovsk-Kamch. FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavel Krivonogov to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Balashikha FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Vadim Ilyin hit a great ball. Gennadiy Shiryaev 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 Georgiy Amosenkov. Balashikha FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Egor Ignashevich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georgiy Amosenkov having to interfere. In the 23rd minute Egor Ignashevich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georgiy Amosenkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Balashikha FC's Georgiy Amosenkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Egor Ignashevich in the 29th minute of play. After having played for 35 minutes, Egor Ignashevich managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Petropavlovsk-Kamch. FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Egor Ignashevich was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Boris Kanivetskiy 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. After some careless play in the Petropavlovsk-Kamch. FC defense, Vladimir Kochinov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Klim Adrianov. The Petropavlovsk-Kamch. FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Klim Adrianov should have stopped the shot. After 45 minutes of play, Balashikha FC's Boris Kanivetskiy made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Klim Adrianov was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Balashikha FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vladimir Kochinov made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Balashikha FC's zone, Robert Grishukov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Georgiy Amosenkov came out of the goal and Robert Grishukov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Balashikha FC's Georgiy Amosenkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Grishukov in the 58th minute of play. When Egor Ignashevich came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Petropavlovsk-Kamch. 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 Egor Ignashevich couldn't finish the play. Georgiy Amosenkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Grishukov in the 64th minute of play. Egor Ignashevich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute Robert Grishukov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georgiy Amosenkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Silantiy Novosiltsev kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the game, Balashikha FC's Boris Kanivetskiy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Klim Adrianov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Georgiy Amosenkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Grishukov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Petropavlovsk-Kamch. FC's Klim Adrianov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Petropavlovsk-Kamch. FC from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Boris Kanivetskiy got free with Klim Adrianov in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Balashikha FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.