League Play-Off

Voronezh
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) When Aleksandr Krylov came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Norilsk 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 Aleksandr Krylov couldn't finish the play. Valeriy Knyazhinskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksandr Krylov, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Aleksandr Krylov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Voronezh's zone, Rostislav Gostimskiy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valeriy Knyazhinskiy came out of the goal and Rostislav Gostimskiy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valeriy Knyazhinskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksandr Krylov in the 19th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aleksandr Krylov in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valeriy Knyazhinskiy saved Voronezh from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sidor Aguzarov during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Norilsk getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Sidor Aguzarov hit a great ball. Kirill Silkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Arkadiy Kozhinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stanislav Zudin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 38 minutes into the match, Voronezh's goal looked a bit too open when Vsevolod Ilyin came free, but Valeriy Knyazhinskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valeriy Knyazhinskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandr Krylov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aleksandr Krylov struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Valeriy Knyazhinskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Norilsk. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stanislav Zudin made a kick off. A collision led to Norilsk getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Vsevolod Ilyin hit a great ball. 56 minutes into the match, Voronezh's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksandr Krylov came free, but Valeriy Knyazhinskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valeriy Knyazhinskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksandr Krylov in the 61st minute of play. Vsevolod Ilyin came free with the goalkeeper in the 62nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Valeriy Knyazhinskiy could save by the left post. Aleksandr Krylov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Valeriy Knyazhinskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 67 minutes, Valeriy Knyazhinskiy successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Voronezh's Stanislav Zudin got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Vsevolod Ilyin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 79 minutes into the match, Voronezh's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksandr Krylov came free, but Valeriy Knyazhinskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Voronezh's goalkeeper Valeriy Knyazhinskiy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kirill Silkin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arkadiy Kozhinov having to make a save. In the 92nd minute, Aleksandr Krylov 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. Dmitriy Isaev kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Norilsk's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.