League Play-Off

Stadion Norilsk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Roman Tochilin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Efim Biryukov came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Norilsk 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 Efim Biryukov couldn't finish the play. 9 minutes into the game, Leonid Turulov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Norilsk FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Odintsovo FC the free kick. Leonid Turulov hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Vyacheslav Akhmarov struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Aleksandr Makhmutov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Norilsk FC. Aleksandr Klychkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Daniil Lemaev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Aleksandr Klychkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daniil Lemaev was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 23rd minute of the match Arkadiy Bystrov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Daniil Lemaev skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of Norilsk FC booed when Odintsovo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petr Grigorovich didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 30 minutes, Petr Grigorovich mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Odintsovo FC and the Norilsk FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 30th match minute, Odintsovo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petr Grigorovich to maneuver through the defense. 30 minutes into the match, Norilsk FC's Vsevolod Bilyaletdinov broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efim Biryukov in the 38th minute of play forced Odintsovo FC's goalkeeper Aleksandr Makhmutov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aleksandr Makhmutov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efim Biryukov in the 45th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Efim Biryukov was the one to do the kick off. Vyacheslav Akhmarov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Aleksandr Makhmutov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Odintsovo FC's Timofey Baranov got a free kick in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efim Biryukov in the 56th minute of play forced Odintsovo FC's goalkeeper Aleksandr Makhmutov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Timofey Baranov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Efim Biryukov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 75 minutes into the match, Norilsk FC's goalkeeper Daniil Lemaev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kliment Polyakov. Aleksandr Makhmutov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Efim Biryukov's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Petr Grigorovich was shown his second yellow card after 84 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Petr Grigorovich hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. If Kliment Polyakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rostislav Radimov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniil Lemaev having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.