League Play-Off

Ml.Arena.Petrovskiy
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Pavel Brekatnin kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Emil Pozharskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Nikolay Pridybailo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kir Balabanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Nikolay Pridybailo managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when Smena's Kir Balabanov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience was convinced that Emil Pozharskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nikolay Pridybailo was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Anton Bylkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zinoviy Andrusenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute, Zinoviy Andrusenko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sochi FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Anton Bylkin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Piltin in the 30th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Smena's zone, Zinoviy Andrusenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anton Bylkin came out of the goal and Zinoviy Andrusenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With 41 minutes on the clock, Artur Maslov commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Smena fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 41st minute. Penalty! 45 minutes into the match, Sochi FC's Zinoviy Andrusenko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anton Bylkin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Anton Bylkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zinoviy Andrusenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Smena players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sochi FC were winning 0-1.

Smena's Anton Bylkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergey Piltin in the 59th minute of play. With a little luck, Smena's Anton Bylkin got control of the ball when Zinoviy Andrusenko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zinoviy Andrusenko succeeded in the game's 62nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. 65 minutes into the match, Sochi FC's Zinoviy Andrusenko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anton Bylkin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zinoviy Andrusenkos short, quick shot in the 72ndth minute got Anton Bylkin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 78 minutes, Kir Balabanov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Smena's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kir Balabanov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Smena's zone, Sergey Piltin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anton Bylkin came out of the goal and Sergey Piltin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kir Balabanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 0-3 became the score in the 90th minute when Zinoviy Andrusenko elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Sergey Piltin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Anton Bylkin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Sochi FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sochi FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.