League Play-Off

Ryazan
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aleksandr Krylov made the kick off which started today's match. Ryazan FC's Zinoviy Isakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksandr Krylov in the 5th minute of play. Igor Sadyrin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arkadiy Kozhinov having to interfere. Dmitriy Isaev charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dmitriy Isaev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dmitriy Isaev kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 14thth minute of the game Aleksandr Krylov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ryazan FC's Zinoviy Isakov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Aleksandr Krylov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksandr Krylov in the 23rd minute of play forced Ryazan FC's goalkeeper Zinoviy Isakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zinoviy Isakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandr Krylov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mikhail Martynov charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mikhail Martynov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 25th match minute, Ryazan FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikhail Martynov to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, Aleksandr Krylov notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Ryazan FC's Zinoviy Isakov. Zinoviy Isakov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ryazan FC's goalkeeper Zinoviy Isakov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Dmitriy Isaev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 38 played minutes Ryazan FC got a freekick which was hit by Igor Sadyrin. When Norilsk's Vsevolod Ilyin in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ryazan FC's goalie prevented a goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Artem Abramovich was the one to do the kick off. Igor Sadyrin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Arkadiy Kozhinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zinoviy Isakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksandr Krylov in the 56th minute of the match. Artem Abramovich succeeded in the game's 58th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. After having played for 66 minutes, Vsevolod Ilyin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Norilsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vsevolod Ilyin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Artem Abramovich recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Norilsk's Vsevolod Ilyin got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zinoviy Isakov didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 75th minute, which inside left pole to 1-3. Aleksandr Krylov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vsevolod Ilyin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Zinoviy Isakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ryazan FC's Zinoviy Isakov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Ryazan FC from getting a goal against them. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Norilsk walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.