League Play-Off

Nizhnekamsk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nizhnekamsk FC's Mikhail Kondrusevich started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerasim Tsapin in the 6th minute of play forced Nizhnekamsk FC's goalkeeper Grigoriy Rozhkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nizhnekamsk FC's Grigoriy Rozhkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerasim Tsapin in the 8th minute of play. Gerasim Tsapin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grigoriy Rozhkov having to interfere. In the 12th match minute, Tula HC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrey Zavadskiy to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mikhail Kondrusevich in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rostislav Abalkin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Timur Krasnoselskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Grigoriy Rozhkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Nizhnekamsk FC's Arseniy Firsov got a free kick in the 15th minute. When Timur Krasnoselskiy came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Tula HC 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 Timur Krasnoselskiy couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Tula HC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Rafael Shiryaev hit a great ball. After having played for 25 minutes, Timur Krasnoselskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tula HC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Timur Krasnoselskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Timur Krasnoselskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Grigoriy Rozhkov was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Arseniy Firsov's late challenge caught a Tula HC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arseniy Firsov helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Nizhnekamsk FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Arseniy Firsov hit a great ball. Grigoriy Rozhkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timur Krasnoselskiy in the 31st minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Nizhnekamsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Timur Krasnoselskiy came free, but Grigoriy Rozhkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Timur Krasnoselskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 39 minutes of play, Tula HC's Timur Krasnoselskiy made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Grigoriy Rozhkov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vyacheslav Uvarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rostislav Abalkin having to interfere.

After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Timur Krasnoselskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tula HC's supporters rose to their feet, but Timur Krasnoselskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Grigoriy Rozhkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Nizhnekamsk FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Mikhail Kondrusevich hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mikhail Kondrusevich in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rostislav Abalkin saved Tula HC from getting behind. After 63 minutes of play Nizhnekamsk FC's Arseniy Firsov was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 63rd match minute, Nizhnekamsk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arseniy Firsov to maneuver through the defense. Vyacheslav Uvarov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rostislav Abalkin having to make a save. Rostislav Abalkin came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Nizhnekamsk FC's Vyacheslav Uvarov. But to his dismay, Vyacheslav Uvarov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The attack was good, but when Vyacheslav Uvarov in the 73rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 75 minutes into the match, Tula HC's goal looked a bit too open when Vyacheslav Uvarov came free, but Rostislav Abalkin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Andrey Zavadskiy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tula HC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nizhnekamsk FC the free kick. In the 76th minute, Andrey Zavadskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Vyacheslav Uvarov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nizhnekamsk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vyacheslav Uvarov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rostislav Abalkin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gerasim Tsapin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Grigoriy Rozhkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Timur Krasnoselskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rostislav Abalkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vyacheslav Uvarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Tula HC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.