League Play-Off

Chelyabinsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mikhail Katolichuk kicked off to start the match. Igor Dzerzhinskiy who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 3rdth minute tested the skills of Klim Frolov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Artem Mishulin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Gerasim Evsikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Veniamin Demyanenko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kislovodsk FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Gleb Sofarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerasim Evsikov having to interfere. Gerasim Evsikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gleb Sofarov in the 35th minute of the match. If Gleb Sofarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Igor Dzerzhinskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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. Gleb Sofarov was the one to do the kick off. Veniamin Demyanenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerasim Evsikov having to interfere. After 57 played minutes Chelyabinsk FC got a freekick which was hit by Leonid Turmanov. Gerasim Evsikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gleb Sofarov in the 62nd minute of play. Veniamin Demyanenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Gerasim Evsikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th minute, Pavel Kotuhin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Gleb Sofarov came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Kislovodsk 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 Gleb Sofarov couldn't finish the play. Veniamin Demyanenko's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 71stth minute, Gerasim Evsikov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Gerasim Evsikov made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Veniamin Demyanenko sent off a good shot on target. 77 minutes into the match, Chelyabinsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gleb Sofarov came free, but Gerasim Evsikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 80 minutes, Mikhail Katolichuk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chelyabinsk FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mikhail Katolichuk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Klim Frolov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikhail Katolichuk, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Veniamin Demyanenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Gerasim Evsikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Veniamin Demyanenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gleb Sofarov struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Gerasim Evsikov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kislovodsk FC. Veniamin Demyanenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerasim Evsikov having to interfere. 97 minutes into the match, Kislovodsk FC's Veniamin Demyanenko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gerasim Evsikov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kislovodsk FC were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.