League Play-Off

Stadion Novotroitsk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Igor Tomskiy made the kick off and thus started the match. Vladimir Chukavin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Igor Tomskiy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mark Yudin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Elista's goalkeeper Rostislav Gonsevskiy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vladimir Chukavin. Mark Yudin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Tomskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igor Tomskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Novotroitsk HC's Vitaliy Ovchinnikov got a free kick in the 34th minute. Anton Tyuhtin struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Mark Yudin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elista. 39 minutes into the match, Novotroitsk HC's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Tomskiy came free, but Mark Yudin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Sergey Aleksinskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rostislav Gonsevskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arkadiy Shamaev, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arkadiy Shamaev made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Novotroitsk HC's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Tomskiy came free, but Mark Yudin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Novotroitsk HC's Arkadiy Shamaev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rostislav Gonsevskiy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arkadiy Shamaev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 64 minutes into the game, Novotroitsk HC's Arkadiy Shamaev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rostislav Gonsevskiy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Arkadiy Shamaev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rostislav Gonsevskiy having to interfere. After 73 played minutes Elista got a freekick which was hit by Yuriy Gaevskiy. Vladimir Chukavin took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rostislav Gonsevskiy. Rostislav Gonsevskiy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Vladimir Chukavin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Rostislav Gonsevskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vladimir Chukavin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rostislav Gonsevskiy having to interfere. Rostislav Gonsevskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arkadiy Shamaev, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Mark Yudin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Tomskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 95th minute, Anatoliy Kovalev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 97 minutes, Yuriy Gaevskiy took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Mark Yudin to make any attempt to save it.