League Play-Off

Blagoveshchensk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vladislav Gavrilyachenko started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Vsevolod Golovkov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Aleksey Dvoirin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 6 minutes, Vasiliy Burov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the HEJA and the Volga NN players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 7th minute, Vladislav Gavrilyachenko 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. In the 10th minute Vladislav Gavrilyachenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Zaitsev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aleksey Dvoirin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksandr Kostev in the 13th minute of play. Vladimir Zaitsev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladislav Gavrilyachenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Anton Tkachuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anton Tkachuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Zaitsev having to interfere. Anton Tkachuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Vladimir Zaitsev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Vladislav Gavrilyachenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Anton Tkachuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vladislav Gavrilyachenko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vladimir Zaitsev having to make a save. Aleksandr Kostev hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Anton Tkachuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Vladimir Zaitsev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 48 played minutes HEJA got a freekick which was hit by Vsevolod Golovkov. Vladislav Gavrilyachenko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 50th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Volga NN players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. HEJA were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Danila Pozharov made a kick off. If Vladislav Gavrilyachenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anton Tkachuk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 67 played minutes HEJA got a freekick which was hit by Vsevolod Golovkov. Volga NN's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Semen Bystrov in the 70th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aleksandr Kostev during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 74th minute of the match Volga NN got a corner. HEJA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Semen Bystrov ran over to the corner to take the kick. Vladislav Gavrilyachenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th minute, Vladislav Gavrilyachenko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Volga NN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 99th minute, Aleksandr Kostev 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 Volga NN manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing HEJA to win.