League Play-Off

Zhukovsky
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Egor Ananko started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 2 minutes, Vladimir Koreshkov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zhukovsky FC and the Yoshkar-Ola FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd match minute, Zhukovsky FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimir Koreshkov to maneuver through the defense. When Yoshkar-Ola FC's Donat Batrachenko in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zhukovsky FC's goalie prevented a goal. 7 minutes into the match, Zhukovsky FC's goal looked a bit too open when Donat Batrachenko came free, but Emmanuil Hasainov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Yoshkar-Ola FC's Pavel Shenyavskiy got control of the ball when Maksim Krenitsyn tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 14 minutes, Maksim Krenitsyn managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zhukovsky FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maksim Krenitsyn was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Zhukovsky FC's Egor Ananko in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Yoshkar-Ola FC's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Egor Ananko in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pavel Shenyavskiy saved Yoshkar-Ola FC from getting behind. After 22 played minutes Yoshkar-Ola FC got a freekick which was hit by Donat Batrachenko. Maksim Krenitsyn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavel Shenyavskiy having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egor Ananko in the 37th minute of play forced Yoshkar-Ola FC's goalkeeper Pavel Shenyavskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Maksim Krenitsyn managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zhukovsky FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Maksim Krenitsyn was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pavel Shenyavskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pavel Shenyavskiy came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Zhukovsky FC's Maksim Krenitsyn. But to his dismay, Maksim Krenitsyn quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Egor Ananko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Donat Batrachenko made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Maksim Krenitsyn had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pavel Shenyavskiy. Yoshkar-Ola FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maksim Krenitsyn was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Maksim Krenitsyn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Donat Batrachenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emmanuil Hasainov having to interfere. Egor Ananko 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. When Donat Batrachenko came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Yoshkar-Ola 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 Donat Batrachenko couldn't finish the play. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Yoshkar-Ola FC's goalkeeper Pavel Shenyavskiy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Yoshkar-Ola FC's Pavel Shenyavskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maksim Krenitsyn in the 76th minute of play. Donat Batrachenko's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Emmanuil Hasainov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Pavel Shenyavskiy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Egor Ananko's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. When Aleksandr Viktorov fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zhukovsky FC's protests and gave Aleksandr Viktorov a yellow card for diving instead. When Donat Batrachenko came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Yoshkar-Ola 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 Donat Batrachenko couldn't finish the play. In the 90th minute, Vladimir Frolov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Denis Velikorechin was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 92nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 93 played minutes Zhukovsky FC got a freekick which was hit by Aleksandr Viktorov. 95 minutes into the match, Donat Batrachenko notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Zhukovsky FC's Emmanuil Hasainov. Emmanuil Hasainov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zhukovsky FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.