League Play-Off

Stadion Pyatigorsk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mark Agranovskiy started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Pyatigorsk getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Konstantin Shemberas hit a great ball. Stepan Tihin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrey Noskov in the 6th minute of the match. In the 14th minute of the match, Andrey Zhuravlev tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sergey Karnaukhov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 17th minute, Mark Agranovskiy 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. Stepan Tihin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Agranovskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After 20 played minutes Pyatigorsk got a freekick which was hit by Anatoliy Dorikov. After a defensive mix-up in Pyatigorsk's zone, Andrey Noskov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stepan Tihin came out of the goal and Andrey Noskov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25th minute Mark Agranovskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stepan Tihin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 1-0 became the score in the 27th minute when May Borovin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Andrey Zhuravlev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Sergey Karnaukhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 39 minutes, Sergey Karnaukhov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. May Borovin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Sergey Karnaukhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Andrey Zhuravlev made the kick off in the second half. Stanislav Cherkunov kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Anatoliy Dorikov charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anatoliy Dorikov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 63 played minutes Pyatigorsk got a freekick which was hit by Anatoliy Dorikov. Ryazan FC's Andrey Noskov got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Viktor Skolkov hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After having played for 74 minutes, Andrey Noskov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ryazan FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrey Noskov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mark Agranovskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Pyatigorsk's Andrey Zhuravlev in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ryazan FC's goalie prevented a goal. Andrey Zhuravlev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Sergey Karnaukhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Mark Agranovskiy dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Stepan Tihin, 1-1. Stepan Tihin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mark Agranovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pyatigorsk's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Matvey Vygodskiy scored to the left of an out of position Stepan Tihin, making the score, 1-2.