League Play-Off

Magnitogorsk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rustam Massalskiy made the kick off which started today's match. Danila Anishin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rustam Massalskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Sochi's zone, Yuriy Vozgov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Egor Ignatiev came out of the goal and Yuriy Vozgov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 7th minute Zahar Avdeev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egor Ignatiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erofey Andreenkov was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 9th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Danila Anishin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rustam Massalskiy in the 12th minute of play. Zahar Avdeev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniil Volochkov in the 17th minute of play forced Magnitogorsk FC's goalkeeper Danila Anishin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yuriy Vozgov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egor Ignatiev having to interfere. Egor Ignatiev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zahar Avdeev's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. If Egor Bochkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute Rustam Massalskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danila Anishin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yuriy Vozgov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egor Ignatiev having to interfere. Magnitogorsk FC's Danila Anishin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniil Volochkov in the 35th minute of play. Daniil Volochkov might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Danila Anishin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniil Volochkov ran back to his position shaking his head. Rustam Massalskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danila Anishin having to interfere. Egor Bochkin kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 44thth minute of the game Daniil Volochkov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Magnitogorsk FC's Danila Anishin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 45 played minutes Magnitogorsk FC got a freekick which was hit by Vadim Lihachev. Magnitogorsk FC's Danila Anishin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rustam Massalskiy in the 46th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zahar Avdeev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Magnitogorsk FC's Zahar Avdeev got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rustam Massalskiy in the 54th minute of play forced Magnitogorsk FC's goalkeeper Danila Anishin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the game, Rustam Massalskiy recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Danila Anishin. Rustam Massalskiy showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-1. Rustam Massalskiy struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Danila Anishin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sochi. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Rustam Massalskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sochi's supporters rose to their feet, but Rustam Massalskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Danila Anishin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Daniil Volochkov came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Sochi 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 Daniil Volochkov couldn't finish the play. In the 71st minute Rustam Massalskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danila Anishin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniil Volochkov was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 72nd minute. Sochi's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If Daniil Volochkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Egor Bochkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Yuriy Vozgov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Magnitogorsk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Yuriy Vozgov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Egor Ignatiev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Egor Bochkin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Danila Anishin was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Daniil Volochkov was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 88th minute. Sochi's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Danila Anishin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniil Volochkov in the 90th minute. If Daniil Volochkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Magnitogorsk FC's Danila Anishin got control of the ball when Daniil Volochkov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sochi's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.