League Play-Off

Stadion Makhachkala
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Matvey Klechkovskiy made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute, Filipp Yakhontov 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matvey Klechkovskiy in the 6th minute of play forced Ulan-Ude's goalkeeper Andrey Zamyatnin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Trofim Aksenov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yakov Gradkov having to interfere. Yakov Gradkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksandr Drobyshev in the 11th minute of the match. If Trofim Aksenov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Filipp Yakhontov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Makhachkala's supporters rose to their feet, but Filipp Yakhontov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andrey Zamyatnin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Makhachkala booed when Ulan-Ude was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Blankov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filipp Yakhontov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Andrey Zamyatnin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 25 minutes into the game, Ippolit Istrin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Makhachkala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ulan-Ude the free kick. The supporters of Ulan-Ude booed when Makhachkala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ippolit Istrin didn't get a good kick on the ball. During the 27th minute of the match Ippolit Istrin completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ippolit Istrin a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Ippolit Istrin hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 29th minute, Ippolit Shvetsov sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Makhachkala's Yakov Gradkov didn't even have to move. A collision led to Makhachkala getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Maksim Rezvoy hit a great ball. If Aleksandr Drobyshev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 33 minutes, Matvey Klechkovskiy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Makhachkala and the Ulan-Ude players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 34 played minutes Makhachkala got a freekick which was hit by Matvey Klechkovskiy. Yakov Gradkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksandr Drobyshev in the 35th minute of play. Yakov Gradkov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Trofim Aksenov went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The supporters of Ulan-Ude booed when Makhachkala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matvey Klechkovskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Trofim Aksenov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yakov Gradkov. Makhachkala's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Trofim Aksenov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Yakov Gradkov stood somewhat misplaced when Trofim Aksenov came free in front of goal and shot 0-3 to the left of him in the 63 minute. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Makhachkala's goalkeeper Yakov Gradkov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Andrey Zamyatnin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filipp Yakhontov, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 73 minutes into the match, Ulan-Ude's goal looked a bit too open when Filipp Yakhontov came free, but Andrey Zamyatnin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrey Zamyatnin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filipp Yakhontov in the 75th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, Ulan-Ude's goal looked a bit too open when Filipp Yakhontov came free, but Andrey Zamyatnin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Trofim Aksenov charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Trofim Aksenov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 82 played minutes Ulan-Ude got a freekick which was hit by Trofim Aksenov. If Filipp Yakhontov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Trofim Aksenov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yakov Gradkov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. During the 91st minute of the match Matvey Klechkovskiy completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Matvey Klechkovskiy a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Ulan-Ude booed when Makhachkala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matvey Klechkovskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Ulan-Ude fans' excitement grew in the 94th match minute when Ulan-Ude's Aleksandr Drobyshev looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Daniil Kolesnikov kicked well hit freekick during the 99th minute of the match. Aleksandr Drobyshev struck a weak shot in the 100th minute. Yakov Gradkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ulan-Ude.