League Play-Off

Stadion Novomoskovsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Oktyabrsky FC's Arkadiy Burakovskiy 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. Arkadiy Burakovskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egor Schepetov having to interfere. Vitaliy Nikolaev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Artur Perepechenko made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Oktyabrsky FC's Denis Toropov got a free kick in the 10th minute. Egor Schepetov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Georgiy Konovalov in the 14th minute of the match. After 14 played minutes Novomoskovsk got a freekick which was hit by Arkadiy Faizullin. After 20 minutes Oktyabrsky FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Borislav Bryunin who took care of the corner kick. Danila Drashinskiy hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute Arkadiy Burakovskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egor Schepetov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st match minute, Novomoskovsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksey Akulov to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st match minute, Oktyabrsky FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Georgiy Konovalov to maneuver through the defense. When Georgiy Konovalov came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Oktyabrsky 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 Georgiy Konovalov couldn't finish the play. Arkadiy Burakovskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egor Schepetov having to interfere. When Arkadiy Burakovskiy came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Oktyabrsky 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 Arkadiy Burakovskiy couldn't finish the play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aleksey Akulov to make the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Novomoskovsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksey Akulov to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute of the match, Arkadiy Burakovskiy tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Egor Schepetov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Georgiy Konovalov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Egor Schepetov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arkadiy Burakovskiy showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 57 minute of play. After having played for 72 minutes, Vitaliy Nikolaev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Novomoskovsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vitaliy Nikolaev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Georgiy Konovalovs short, quick shot in the 75thth minute got Egor Schepetov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 1-1 became the score in the 77th minute when Aleksey Akulov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Aleksey Akulov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vitaliy Nikolaev in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Artur Perepechenko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arkadiy Burakovskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 97 played minutes Oktyabrsky FC got a freekick which was hit by Denis Toropov.