League Play-Off

Stadion Tobolsk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sergey Altuhov started the match with the kick off. Evgeniy Zybin might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Demyan Rakhmaninov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Evgeniy Zybin ran back to his position shaking his head. Stepan Berezutskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Konstantin Kazhdan fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tobolsk's protests and gave Konstantin Kazhdan a yellow card for diving instead. Konstantin Kazhdan kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Kirill Kurmaz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Timur Abhazov in the 17th minute. After 19 played minutes Tobolsk got a freekick which was hit by Afanasiy Kuzminskiy. Kirill Kurmaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergey Altuhov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergey Altuhov in the 28th minute of play forced Chelyabinsk FC's goalkeeper Kirill Kurmaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Sergey Altuhov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tobolsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Sergey Altuhov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kirill Kurmaz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 41st minute, Gennadiy Konyshev 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. Kirill Kurmaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergey Altuhov, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. When Tobolsk's Sergey Altuhov in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chelyabinsk FC's goalie prevented a goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erofey Nepogodin to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aleksandr Mineev during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sergey Altuhov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Kurmaz having to interfere. Demyan Rakhmaninov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erofey Nepogodin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 63 minutes, Sergey Altuhov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tobolsk and the Chelyabinsk FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 63rd match minute, Tobolsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergey Altuhov to maneuver through the defense. Stepan Berezutskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Demyan Rakhmaninov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ilya Fedoseev kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Erofey Nepogodin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Demyan Rakhmaninov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erofey Nepogodin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Demyan Rakhmaninov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Erofey Nepogodin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 73 minute of play. Chelyabinsk FC's Stepan Berezutskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 78 minutes into the match, Timur Abhazov notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Chelyabinsk FC's Kirill Kurmaz. Kirill Kurmaz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergey Altuhov in the 85th minute of play forced Chelyabinsk FC's goalkeeper Kirill Kurmaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 86 minutes, Timur Abhazov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tobolsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Timur Abhazov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Demyan Rakhmaninov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erofey Nepogodin, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. If Gennadiy Konyshev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 96th match minute, Tobolsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilya Fedoseev to maneuver through the defense. Chelyabinsk FC's Stepan Berezutskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Many of Chelyabinsk FC's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Chelyabinsk FC may have spent more time on the ball, but Tobolsk were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.