League Play-Off

Калитва
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 4 minutes of play, Noyabrsk's Stepan Haritonov made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stanislav Asmolov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Denis Bykov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dmitriy Golubkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. When Stepan Haritonov came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Noyabrsk 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 Stepan Haritonov couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute, Kirill Lyzin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th match minute, Noyabrsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stepan Haritonov to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the game, Noyabrsk's Petr Firov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stanislav Asmolov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Stanislav Asmolov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petr Firov, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Stepan Haritonov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dmitriy Golubkin was the one to do the kick off. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Petr Firov sped through Белая Калитва's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Stanislav Asmolov. Through an outstanding action, after 60 minutes, Stanislav Asmolov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A hard shot 65 in the game by Petr Firov from a close distance when the talented Stanislav Asmolov managed to make a qualified save. Белая Калитва's players were relieved. If Stepan Haritonov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kirill Lyzin charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kirill Lyzin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th minute, Kirill Lyzin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Petr Firov struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Stanislav Asmolov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Noyabrsk. When Petr Firov came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Noyabrsk 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 Petr Firov couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stepan Haritonov in the 78th minute of play forced Белая Калитва's goalkeeper Stanislav Asmolov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Petr Firov lined in a short shot 0-6 behind a frustrated Stanislav Asmolov. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Белая Калитва's goalkeeper Stanislav Asmolov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Petr Firov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stanislav Asmolov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. Stanislav Asmolov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petr Firov in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Noyabrsk left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Белая Калитва.