League Play-Off

Stadion Novocheboksa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Volgodonsk's Dmitriy Emelyanov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dmitriy Emelyanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anatoliy Blankov stood somewhat misplaced when Aleksey Molchanov came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 10 minute. Sergey Kulichin kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Dmitriy Emelyanov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Denis Aksenov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 23rd match minute, Novocheboksarsk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silantiy Sharov to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Dmitriy Emelyanov put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Denis Aksenov. Arkadiy Suhanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Denis Aksenov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dmitriy Emelyanov in the 32nd minute of play forced Novocheboksarsk FC's goalkeeper Denis Aksenov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Aleksey Molchanov came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Novocheboksarsk FC 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 Molchanov couldn't finish the play. When Dmitriy Emelyanov came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Volgodonsk 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 Dmitriy Emelyanov couldn't finish the play. 44 minutes into the match, Volgodonsk's Dmitriy Emelyanov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Denis Aksenov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Aleksey Molchanov made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Boris Gromov made a precise shot to the right of Anatoliy Blankov. Volgodonsk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 57th minute, Boris Gromov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anatoliy Blankov was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Dmitriy Emelyanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Denis Aksenov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Novocheboksarsk FC's zone, Arkadiy Suhanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denis Aksenov came out of the goal and Arkadiy Suhanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 76th minute, Volgodonsk's Dmitriy Emelyanov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Denis Aksenov. Denis Aksenov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-3. 79 minutes into the game, one of Novocheboksarsk FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 81 minutes, Volgodonsk's Igor Borzov got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Denis Aksenov. Novocheboksarsk FC's Denis Aksenov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dmitriy Emelyanov in the 84th minute of play. After 86 minutes Novocheboksarsk FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Igor Borzov who took care of the corner kick. In the 89th minute, Arkadiy Suhanov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Denis Aksenov was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-5. Aleksey Molchanov might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anatoliy Blankov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aleksey Molchanov ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksey Molchanov in the 97th minute of play forced Volgodonsk's goalkeeper Anatoliy Blankov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Volgodonsk's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.