League Play-Off

Stadion Nizhny Novgo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marat Kostikov got the match started through his kick off. Denis Emelyanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Kapustin in the 3rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marat Kostikov in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Petr Koshelev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Denis Emelyanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pavel Dorofeev in the 16th minute. Pavel Dorofeev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Denis Emelyanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Boris Kapustin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nizhny Novgorod FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Boris Kapustin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Denis Emelyanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Danila Shishmarin fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Seversk's protests and gave Danila Shishmarin a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 36 minutes, Boris Kapustin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nizhny Novgorod FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boris Kapustin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 36 played minutes Seversk got a freekick which was hit by Semen Voronov. Nizhny Novgorod FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aleksey Abuzov in the 39th minute. Yaroslav Vanechkin struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Petr Koshelev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seversk. Marat Kostikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 44 minutes into the game, Timofey Brumer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Petr Koshelev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A hard shot by Evgeniy Anyukov from long distance, 48 minutes into the match, got Denis Emelyanov's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Sergey Pashin charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sergey Pashin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Marat Kostikov took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Petr Koshelev to make any attempt to save it. In the 58th minute, Sergey Pashin had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. When Ilya Ryaboy fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Seversk's protests and gave Ilya Ryaboy a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Seversk getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Ilya Ryaboy hit a great ball. After 61 played minutes Seversk got a freekick which was hit by Yaroslav Vanechkin. A collision led to Seversk getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Danila Shishmarin hit a great ball. 71 minutes into the match, Seversk's goal looked a bit too open when Pavel Dorofeev came free, but Denis Emelyanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Pavel Dorofeev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Denis Emelyanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavel Dorofeev in the 80th minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Ruslan Plakhotskiy 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. In the 87th minute, Ilya Ryaboy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute of the match Aleksey Abuzov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Denis Emelyanov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Pavel Dorofeev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Dorofeev in the 92nd minute of play forced Seversk's goalkeeper Denis Emelyanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yaroslav Vanechkin charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yaroslav Vanechkin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Seversk's Yaroslav Vanechkin got a free kick in the 93rd minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Seversk had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.