League Play-Off

Almetyevsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ruslan Varabin took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute of the match Ippolit Kirillov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artem Pospehov skillfully saved the ball. After 6 minutes of play, Angarsk's Ruslan Varabin made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artem Pospehov was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Ruslan Varabin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Angarsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruslan Varabin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artem Pospehov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruslan Varabin in the 13th minute of play forced Almetyevsk FC's goalkeeper Artem Pospehov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikita Zhelobinskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vadim Osipov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ruslan Varabin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Artem Pospehov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danila Altaiskiy in the 25th minute of the match. In the 27th minute Danila Altaiskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Pospehov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danila Altaiskiy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Artem Pospehov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Vadim Osipov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Almetyevsk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vadim Osipov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikita Zhelobinskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 35th match minute, Angarsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fedor Dulskiy to maneuver through the defense. Almetyevsk FC's Stepan Alferov got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Semen Renov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. German Karasaev struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Nikita Zhelobinskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Almetyevsk FC. After a rather tough play, Angarsk's Rostislav Safonov got a free kick in the 46th minute. Vadim Osipov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After the first half Angarsk were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vadim Osipov to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, German Karasaev made a precise shot to the right of Nikita Zhelobinskiy. Angarsk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 57th minute, Kirill Zozulin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nikita Zhelobinskiy came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Almetyevsk FC's Vadim Osipov. But to his dismay, Vadim Osipov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Ruslan Varabin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 70 minutes into the match, Angarsk's goal looked a bit too open when Stepan Alferov came free, but Nikita Zhelobinskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Almetyevsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ruslan Varabin came free, but Artem Pospehov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stepan Alferov struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Nikita Zhelobinskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Almetyevsk FC. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 78th minute of the game. One of Angarsk:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Almetyevsk FC:s goal. The referee gave Almetyevsk FC a penalty, 79 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Konstantin Komissarzhevskiy, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Angarsk's Nikita Zhelobinskiy. 3-1. Vadim Osipov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 4-1 became the score in the 86th minute when Stepan Alferov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. With a little luck, Almetyevsk FC's Artem Pospehov got control of the ball when Danila Altaiskiy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Artem Pospehov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruslan Varabin in the 94th minute of the match. Almetyevsk FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.