League Play-Off

Sergiev Posad
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vsevolod Bulychov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Irakliy Parmenov kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. A hard shot by Nikolay Gorbunov from long distance, 4 minutes into the match, got Luka Grinevich's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Gennadiy Zykov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luka Grinevich. Almetyevsk FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aleksandr Arhipov in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luka Grinevich prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 17th minute, Efim Snopkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute Irakliy Parmenov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oleg Cherepko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Sergiev Posad FC defense, Vsevolod Bulychov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oleg Cherepko. The Sergiev Posad FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oleg Cherepko should have stopped the shot. Aleksandr Arhipov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luka Grinevich having to make a save. Vladimir Kibanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Oleg Cherepko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 38 minutes, Aleksandr Arhipov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sergiev Posad FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aleksandr Arhipov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Almetyevsk FC's Luka Grinevich got control of the ball when Felix Ryabintsev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aleksandr Arhipov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vladimir Kibanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vsevolod Bulychov took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Oleg Cherepko. Oleg Cherepko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aleksandr Arhipov to strike the kick off in the second half. Sergiev Posad FC's Aleksandr Bilyaletdinov got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luka Grinevich showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Ryabintsev, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Aleksandr Arhipov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luka Grinevich made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksandr Arhipov in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Felix Ryabintsev got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Felix Ryabintsev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Luka Grinevich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aleksandr Arhipov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luka Grinevich having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Felix Ryabintsev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sergiev Posad FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Felix Ryabintsev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luka Grinevich breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aleksandr Arhipov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luka Grinevich having to interfere. Aleksandr Arhipov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luka Grinevich having to interfere. Almetyevsk FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.