League Play-Off

Stadion Zlatoust
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Yuriy Dymarskiy made the kick off and thus started the match. Leonid Vorobiev charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonid Vorobiev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leonid Vorobiev hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. A collision led to Zlatoust getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Konstantin Lanin hit a great ball. Mark Senchenko didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leonard Grekov went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In a very dangerous position, a player in Nizhnevartovsk fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 17th minute. Penalty! In the 18th minute there was a penalty for Zlatoust. Aleksey Lobin stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Timur Grave. 1-1. Timur Grave showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeriy Danilov in the 25th minute of the match. Yuriy Dymarskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Grekov in the 30th minute of play forced Zlatoust's goalkeeper Mark Senchenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Yuriy Dymarskiy notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Zlatoust's Mark Senchenko. Mark Senchenko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Yuriy Dymarskiy struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Mark Senchenko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nizhnevartovsk. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeriy Danilov in the 46th minute of play forced Nizhnevartovsk's goalkeeper Timur Grave to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valeriy Danilov was the one to do the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Zlatoust's goal looked a bit too open when Yuriy Dymarskiy came free, but Mark Senchenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Irakliy Timashev kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 59th match minute, Zlatoust was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afanasiy Klimakhin to maneuver through the defense. Leonard Grekov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Afanasiy Klimakhin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timur Grave showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valeriy Danilov, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 72 minutes into the game, Aleksandr Volgin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nizhnevartovsk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zlatoust the free kick. If Valeriy Danilov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timur Grave made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afanasiy Klimakhin in the 77th minute of play. Leonard Grekov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 80 minutes, Yuriy Dymarskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nizhnevartovsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yuriy Dymarskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vsevolod Aleksin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Timur Grave tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vsevolod Aleksin hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Yuriy Dymarskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Mark Senchenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nizhnevartovsk's goalkeeper Timur Grave, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Leonid Vorobiev kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. In the 99th minute, Artur Bussov had to leave the field with a concussion. Nizhnevartovsk's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.