League Play-Off

Stadion Elektrostal
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Aleksey Markov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 8 minutes into the game, Egor Shanuhin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Elektrostal FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Almaz Ryazan the free kick. Elektrostal FC:s Erofey Shein showed great skill when he stopped Artemiy Lezov:s penalty. Artemiy Lezov struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Erofey Shein didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Almaz Ryazan. Aleksey Markov struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Erofey Shein didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Almaz Ryazan. After 18 minutes, Veniamin Baevskiy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Elektrostal FC and the FC Almaz Ryazan players grew even worse after the yellow card. Veniamin Baevskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Vladimir Lobanov kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Aleksey Markov got in the 24th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Erofey Shein handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Mikhail Povetnikov hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Elektrostal FC's Erofey Shein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksey Markov in the 30th minute of play. Aleksey Markov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aleksey Markov's late challenge caught a Elektrostal FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aleksey Markov helped the player get up and apologised. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mikhail Povetnikov during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th minute, Mikhail Povetnikov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41stth minute of the game Aleksey Markov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Elektrostal FC's Erofey Shein was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aleksey Ponomarev's late challenge caught a FC Almaz Ryazan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aleksey Ponomarev helped the player get up and apologised. In the 43rd match minute, Elektrostal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksey Ponomarev to maneuver through the defense.

Vladimir Lobanov hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimir Lobanov in the 55th minute of play forced Elektrostal FC's goalkeeper Erofey Shein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Elektrostal FC's Erofey Shein got control of the ball when Aleksey Markov tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st minute, Vladimir Lobanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladimir Steklovskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Aleksandr Kanischev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Almaz Ryazan's Aleksey Markov was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 70th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. German Kuprin hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Aleksey Markov was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 84th minute. FC Almaz Ryazan's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The referee felt a red card was in order, 88 minutes into the game, when Marat Leonov put in a rough tackle. Artemiy Lezov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Erofey Shein made a huge save. Despite being the better team, FC Almaz Ryazan failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.