League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute of the match Fedor Kalinin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aleksandr Kanischev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Marat Karatsupa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksandr Kanischev having to interfere. Aleksandr Kanischev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petr Koroban, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 14th minute, Petr Koroban left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Volgodonsk fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 17 minutes into the match, Aleksey Markov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anatoliy Aleinikov. Volgodonsk's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aleksey Markov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aleksey Markov got free with Anatoliy Aleinikov in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Petr Koroban blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aleksandr Kanischev having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marat Karatsupa in the 24th minute of play forced FC Almaz Ryazan's goalkeeper Aleksandr Kanischev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aleksandr Kanischev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petr Koroban in the 27th minute of play. If Nikifor Ustimovich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aleksandr Kanischev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marat Karatsupa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the FC Almaz Ryazan defense, Marat Karatsupa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aleksandr Kanischev. The FC Almaz Ryazan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aleksandr Kanischev should have stopped the shot. Vladimir Lobanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The FC Almaz Ryazan players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Volgodonsk were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Aleksey Markov made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksey Markov in the 55th minute of play forced Volgodonsk's goalkeeper Anatoliy Aleinikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Aleksey Markov came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the FC Almaz Ryazan fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aleksey Markov couldn't finish the play. In the 64th minute, Aleksey Markov 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. Marat Karatsupa might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aleksandr Kanischev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marat Karatsupa ran back to his position shaking his head. Artemiy Lezov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Anatoliy Aleinikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76thth minute of the game Aleksey Markov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Volgodonsk's Anatoliy Aleinikov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Aleksey Markov put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Anatoliy Aleinikov. Volgodonsk's Anatoliy Aleinikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksey Markov in the 84th minute of play. In the 86thth minute of the game Aleksey Markov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Volgodonsk's Anatoliy Aleinikov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Nikifor Ustimovich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Almaz Ryazan were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.