League Play-Off

Stadion Cherkessk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rustam Petuhov made the kick off and thus started the match. If Daniil Vilenskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aleksandr Filippov struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Ilya Belyavskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nizhnevartovsk FC. 11 minutes into the match, Nizhnevartovsk FC's Evsey Kryukov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ilya Belyavskiy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 13th minute, Dmitriy Karatygin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the game, Rustam Petuhov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Roman Soldatenkov. Rustam Petuhov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Evsey Kryukov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nizhnevartovsk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Evsey Kryukov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ilya Belyavskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Cherkessk getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Andrey Esipov hit a great ball. Evsey Kryukov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Evsey Kryukov struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Ilya Belyavskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nizhnevartovsk FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evsey Kryukov in the 36th minute of play forced Cherkessk's goalkeeper Ilya Belyavskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Rustam Petuhov 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. The supporters of Nizhnevartovsk FC booed when Cherkessk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lavrentiy Hazov didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Evsey Kryukov to strike the kick off in the second half. Roman Soldatenkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rustam Petuhov in the 52nd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Aleksandr Filippov took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Ilya Belyavskiy to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Cherkessk getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Daniil Vilenskiy hit a great ball. When Andrey Afanasenko came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Nizhnevartovsk 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 Andrey Afanasenko couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Nizhnevartovsk FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Modest Zimin hit a great ball. Roman Soldatenkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rustam Petuhov in the 73rd minute of play. Roman Soldatenkov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniil Vilenskiy went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Ilya Belyavskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evsey Kryukov in the 77th minute of play. Evsey Kryukov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Ilya Belyavskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evsey Kryukov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Ilya Belyavskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute Evsey Kryukov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilya Belyavskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Rustam Petuhov 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. A hard shot 90 in the game by Aleksandr Filippov from a close distance when the talented Ilya Belyavskiy managed to make a qualified save. Cherkessk's players were relieved. Daniil Vilenskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cherkessk were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Nizhnevartovsk FC for a fine match.