League Play-Off

Stadion Lipetsk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Oleg Nabokov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vasiliy Titov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pavel Penchevskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vasiliy Titov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute, Vasiliy Titov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pavel Penchevskiy was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oleg Nabokov in the 10th minute of play forced Omsk's goalkeeper Zinoviy Sazanovich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pavel Penchevskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasiliy Titov in the 15th minute of the match. Vasiliy Titov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Pavel Penchevskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pavel Penchevskiy came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Omsk's Vasiliy Titov. But to his dismay, Vasiliy Titov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Felix Zbruev kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Zinoviy Sazanovich showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oleg Nabokov, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After 29 minutes of play, Lipetsk FC's Evgeniy Samonov made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zinoviy Sazanovich was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lipetsk FC's Evgeniy Samonov got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Evgeniy Samonov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zinoviy Sazanovich having to make a save. Vasiliy Titov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavel Penchevskiy having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Omsk's Georgiy Polyakov got a free kick in the 38th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Lipetsk FC's Felix Zbruev tried to score from far away in the 39th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oleg Nabokov in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zinoviy Sazanovich saved Omsk from getting behind.

The wind increased when Andron Bystrov made the kick off in the second half. Andron Bystrov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andron Bystrov was extremely unlucky when he, in the 59th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Vasiliy Titov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andron Bystrov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Pavel Penchevskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Lipetsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andron Bystrov came free, but Pavel Penchevskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vasiliy Titov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Pavel Penchevskiy made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Grigoriy Grigoriev during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vasiliy Titov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 81 minutes, Evgeniy Samonov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lipetsk FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Evgeniy Samonov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Evgeniy Samonov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zinoviy Sazanovich having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Lipetsk FC's zone, Vasiliy Titov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pavel Penchevskiy came out of the goal and Vasiliy Titov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Igor Gornostay kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Andron Bystrov struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Pavel Penchevskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Omsk. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Andron Bystrov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Omsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Andron Bystrov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pavel Penchevskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vasiliy Titov succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 97th playminute. Omsk's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.