League Play-Off

Lubertsy
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Eldar Pisklov made the kick off and thus started the match. Vasiliy Gutorov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oles Strashko read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Vasiliy Gutorov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Krasnodar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Krasnodar's Filipp Kelentsev got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Filipp Kelentsev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oles Strashko read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. When Petr Skrebnev came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Lubertsy 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 Petr Skrebnev couldn't finish the play. After having played for 29 minutes, Filipp Kelentsev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Krasnodar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filipp Kelentsev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lubertsy's Oles Strashko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasiliy Gutorov in the 30th minute of play. After 31 minutes, Valeriy Bazhanov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lubertsy and the Krasnodar players grew even worse after the yellow card. Valeriy Bazhanov hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute, Nikolay Lapin 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vasiliy Gutorov in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oles Strashko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Valeriy Bazhanov was shown his second yellow card after 38 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 39th minute, Valeriy Bazhanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute, Filipp Kelentsev made a precise shot to the right of Oles Strashko. Lubertsy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 45th minute, Mikhail Potapov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the match, Petr Skrebnev notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Krasnodar's Karp Averchenko. Karp Averchenko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vasiliy Gutorov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lubertsy's Oles Strashko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasiliy Gutorov in the 54th minute of play. Mikhail Potapov scored 1-3 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Oles Strashko, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 71 minutes into the game, Anatoliy Grishin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lubertsy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Krasnodar the free kick. In the 71st match minute, Lubertsy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anatoliy Grishin to maneuver through the defense. Igor Evseev, 72 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Eldar Pisklov hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Lubertsy's Oles Strashko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasiliy Gutorov in the 74th minute of play. Vasiliy Gutorov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anatoliy Grishin kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Oles Strashko was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Viktor Averyanov. Oles Strashko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vasiliy Gutorov, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the game, Eldar Pisklov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lubertsy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Krasnodar the free kick. Eldar Pisklov hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Filipp Kelentsev who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Oles Strashko when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Eldar Pisklov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vasiliy Gutorov 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. In the 96th minute Vasiliy Gutorov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oles Strashko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.