League Play-Off

Stadion Noyabrsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Petr Firov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aleksandr Markov having to make a save. The supporters of Velikie Luki booed when Noyabrsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernest Bortkevich didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aleksandr Markov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stepan Haritonov, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. When Roman Chervonnyi fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Velikie Luki's protests and gave Roman Chervonnyi a yellow card for diving instead. Roman Chervonnyi kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Aleksandr Markov made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Roman Lopuhov sent off a good shot on target. Denis Bykov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Chervonnyi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, Petr Firov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aleksandr Markov. Velikie Luki's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Petr Firov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Denis Bykov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rustam Dyakov in the 25th minute of play. Vitaliy Broshin kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Velikie Luki's Leonid Kostromskoy got a free kick in the 28th minute. A hard shot 29 in the game by Petr Firov from a close distance when the talented Aleksandr Markov managed to make a qualified save. Velikie Luki's players were relieved. Petr Firovs short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Aleksandr Markov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Aleksandr Markov made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Petr Firov sent off a good shot on target. Denis Bykov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rustam Dyakov in the 34th minute of the match. Aleksandr Markov didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Noyabrsk's Petr Firov shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Petr Firovs short, quick shot in the 41stth minute got Aleksandr Markov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The crowd rose to their feet as Petr Firov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aleksandr Markov. That made the score 3-0 in the 44 minute of play. Zinoviy Rezunov kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rustam Dyakov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 61st minute, Stepan Haritonov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Noyabrsk fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 64 minutes into the match, Stepan Haritonov notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Velikie Luki's Aleksandr Markov. Aleksandr Markov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Denis Bykov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rustam Dyakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 69th match minute, Noyabrsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernest Bortkevich to maneuver through the defense. Noyabrsk's Denis Bykov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Noyabrsk from getting a goal against them. In the 74th minute Roman Lopuhov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksandr Markov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stepan Haritonov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksandr Markov having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, Petr Firov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aleksandr Markov. Velikie Luki's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Petr Firov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. 84 minutes into the match, Noyabrsk's Petr Firov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aleksandr Markov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Stepan Haritonov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksandr Markov having to interfere. Petr Firov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aleksandr Markov having to make a save. Stepan Haritonov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Aleksandr Markov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There was no doubt that Noyabrsk were the better team. Noyabrsk's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.