League Play-Off

Stadion Naberezhnye
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Matvey Klechkovskiy made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute Matvey Klechkovskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikhail Litvintsev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gleb Ermolov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stanislav Loskutnikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Naberezhnye Chelny's Mikhail Litvintsev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazemir Bakulev in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute Matvey Klechkovskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikhail Litvintsev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Filipp Yakhontov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mikhail Litvintsev was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. If Stanislav Loskutnikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute, Kazemir Bakulev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gleb Ermolov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 25 minutes into the game, Stanislav Loskutnikov lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Yakov Gradkov. Matvey Klechkovskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Mikhail Litvintsev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Stanislav Loskutnikov 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. Makhachkala's Filipp Yakhontov got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 38 minutes into the game, Trofim Marinochkin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Naberezhnye Chelny's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Makhachkala the free kick. Trofim Marinochkin hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Filipp Yakhontov put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mikhail Litvintsev. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stanislav Loskutnikov to make the kick off. After 53 minutes, Denis Pavlov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Naberezhnye Chelny and the Makhachkala players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kazemir Bakulev kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. When Ippolit Istrin fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Makhachkala's protests and gave Ippolit Istrin a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Makhachkala getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Ippolit Istrin hit a great ball. Gleb Ermolov scored 2-1 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yakov Gradkov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Filipp Yakhontov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Mikhail Litvintsev made a huge save. Denis Pavlov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yakov Gradkov having to interfere. After 71 played minutes Makhachkala got a freekick which was hit by Kazemir Bakulev. In the 77thth minute of the game Stanislav Loskutnikov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Makhachkala's Yakov Gradkov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Makhachkala's Yakov Gradkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gleb Ermolov in the 85th minute of play. When Naberezhnye Chelny's Gleb Ermolov in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Makhachkala's goalie prevented a goal. Gleb Ermolov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danila Babaev charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danila Babaev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 90th minute of the game. One of Naberezhnye Chelny:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Makhachkala:s goal. The referee gave Makhachkala a penalty, 92 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Maksim Rezvoy, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Naberezhnye Chelny's Mikhail Litvintsev. 2-2. The Makhachkala players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Naberezhnye Chelny from taking control. The game ends in a draw.