League Play-Off

Bryansk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Emmanuil Kostin kicked off to start the match. Bryansk FC's Rudolf Tsarev has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 3rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Rudolf Tsarev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bryansk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rudolf Tsarev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aleksandr Razumov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Donat Kolobov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roman Ryabov kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Donat Kolobov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Aleksandr Razumov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 14 in the game by Donat Kolobov from a close distance when the talented Aleksandr Razumov managed to make a qualified save. Novokuznetsk's players were relieved. Ruslan Davydov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anton Kaplan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emmanuil Kostin in the 20th minute of the match. Bryansk FC's Anton Kaplan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Ryabov in the 32nd minute of play. Roman Dodin's late challenge caught a Novokuznetsk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roman Dodin helped the player get up and apologised. Roman Dodin hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Donat Kolobov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksandr Razumov having to interfere. Donat Kolobov scored 1-0 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aleksandr Razumov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Vladimir Tsvetkov made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emmanuil Kostin in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anton Kaplan saved Bryansk FC from getting behind. Aleksandr Razumov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimir Tsvetkov in the 55th minute of play. Novokuznetsk's Emmanuil Kostin got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Donat Kolobov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aleksandr Razumov was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Vladimir Tsvetkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksandr Razumov having to interfere. Vladimir Tsvetkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksandr Razumov having to interfere. Donat Kolobov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 71 minutes of play, Bryansk FC's Vladimir Tsvetkov made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aleksandr Razumov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Anton Kaplan was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Emmanuil Kostin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Emmanuil Kostin really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Donat Kolobov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksandr Razumov having to interfere. Roman Ryabov hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Donat Kolobov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gennadiy Danilevskiy during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Novokuznetsk getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Gennadiy Danilevskiy hit a great ball. Vladimir Tsvetkov charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vladimir Tsvetkov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Novokuznetsk booed when Bryansk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladimir Tsvetkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee ended the match the Bryansk FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.