League Play-Off

Bratsk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Andrey Barakovskiy got the match started through his kick off. 8 minutes into the match, Kolomna HC's goal looked a bit too open when Dmitriy Bozhenov came free, but Artem Levkovich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Kolomna HC's Sergey Eraliev got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 13th minute, Dmitriy Bozhenov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bratsk's Aleksey Anvelt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrey Barakovskiy in the 16th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Albert Grehanin got free with Artem Levkovich in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Veniamin Yagodinskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Bratsk's Petr Bankin couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 24th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Kolomna HC. In the 26th minute, Kolomna HC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Albert Grehanin fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Aleksey Anvelt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timur Semeiko in the 29th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Andrey Barakovskiy made a precise shot to the right of Aleksey Anvelt. Bratsk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 42 minutes into the match, Kolomna HC's goalkeeper Artem Levkovich had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Albert Grehanin. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bratsk's goalkeeper Aleksey Anvelt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Maksim Novikov's late challenge caught a Kolomna HC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maksim Novikov helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Bratsk getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Maksim Novikov hit a great ball. After having played for 47 minutes, Timur Semeiko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kolomna HC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Timur Semeiko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The supporters of Bratsk booed when Kolomna HC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Veniamin Yagodinskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54th minute, Veniamin Yagodinskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Artem Levkovich stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Albert Grehanin's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Kolomna HC's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Grehanin came free, but Artem Levkovich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dmitriy Bozhenov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute, Albert Grehanin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Artem Levkovich was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After 76 played minutes Kolomna HC got a freekick which was hit by Sergey Eraliev. Felix Filimonov charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felix Filimonov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 78th minute of the game. One of Kolomna HC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bratsk:s goal. Albert Grehanin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Artem Levkovich having to make a save. Veniamin Yagodinskiy hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Artem Levkovich showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albert Grehanin, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Albert Grehanin in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Artem Levkovich prevented the ball from getting in the gole.