League Play-Off

Murom
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Klim Shatilov got the match started through his kick off. Ivan Rakhmanov came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Murom's Klim Shatilov. But to his dismay, Klim Shatilov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Luka Suchilin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonid Bolshakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Murom's Luka Suchilin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonid Bolshakov in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute Klim Shatilov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Rakhmanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the game, Viktor Samoshin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nizhnekamsk FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Murom the free kick. Viktor Samoshin kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Luka Suchilin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonid Bolshakov in the 18th minute of play. Leonid Bolshakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luka Suchilin having to interfere. If Aleksey Aksakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Klim Shatilov struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Ivan Rakhmanov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Murom. After 28 minutes of play, Nizhnekamsk FC's Leonid Bolshakov made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luka Suchilin was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Nizhnekamsk FC's Ivan Rakhmanov got control of the ball when Evgeniy Belkov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Matvey Ignatov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Ivan Rakhmanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Nizhnekamsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Klim Shatilov came free, but Ivan Rakhmanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Evgeniy Belkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 43 minutes, Klim Shatilov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Murom's supporters crossed their fingers, but Klim Shatilov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Evgeniy Belkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Rakhmanov having to interfere. If Klim Shatilov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Leonid Bolshakov made the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes of play, Nizhnekamsk FC's Aleksey Aksakov made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luka Suchilin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aleksey Aksakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luka Suchilin having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Aleksey Aksakov 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. In the 63rd minute, Evgeniy Belkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Murom's Luka Suchilin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonid Bolshakov in the 71st minute of play. After 76 played minutes Murom got a freekick which was hit by Evgeniy Belkov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonid Bolshakov in the 84th minute of play forced Murom's goalkeeper Luka Suchilin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Klim Shatilov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Rakhmanov having to interfere. Luka Suchilin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonid Bolshakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Nizhnekamsk FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.