League Play-Off

Stadion Tyumen
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Egor Olifirenko started the match with the kick off. In the 4thth minute of the game Egor Cherenkov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tyumen FC's Sergey Mirolyubov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Rescheto's zone, Ippolit Bulykin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roman Kumachenkov came out of the goal and Ippolit Bulykin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 14 minutes, Rostislav Samoilov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tyumen FC and the Rescheto players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 14th match minute, Tyumen FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rostislav Samoilov to maneuver through the defense. Rescheto's Roman Kumachenkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ippolit Bulykin in the 16th minute of play. If Egor Cherenkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute Egor Cherenkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergey Mirolyubov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Rescheto's goal looked a bit too open when Ippolit Bulykin came free, but Roman Kumachenkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Egor Cherenkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ippolit Bulykin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Kumachenkov having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Donat Markov made a precise shot to the right of Roman Kumachenkov. Rescheto's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ippolit Bulykin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Donat Markov fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tyumen FC's protests and gave Donat Markov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 55th minute, Donat Markov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th match minute, Tyumen FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dmitriy Lesin to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Donat Markov in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roman Kumachenkov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Rescheto's Timofey Yatsenko got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Roman Kumachenkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ippolit Bulykin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oleg Shestakov charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oleg Shestakov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th minute, Oleg Shestakov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ippolit Bulykin in the 68th minute of play forced Rescheto's goalkeeper Roman Kumachenkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Donat Markov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 72nd match minute, Tyumen FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vasiliy Cheslavskiy to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute, Egor Olifirenko reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sergey Mirolyubov. The goal made the score 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Tyumen FC's zone, Egor Olifirenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sergey Mirolyubov came out of the goal and Egor Olifirenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Egor Cherenkov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rescheto's supporters rose to their feet, but Egor Cherenkov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergey Mirolyubov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roman Kumachenkov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ippolit Bulykin went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Sergey Mirolyubov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Egor Cherenkov in the 90th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Tyumen FC's goal looked a bit too open when Egor Olifirenko came free, but Sergey Mirolyubov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roman Kumachenkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ippolit Bulykin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tyumen FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Rescheto for a fine match.