League Play-Off

Stadion Saint Peters
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oleg Drozdov got the match started through his kick off. Ruslan Pochekin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oleg Drozdov in the 5th minute of the match. Oleg Drozdov struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Ruslan Pochekin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Orel FC. Eldar Bag showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kirill Pavlov in the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yulian Sangadzhiev in the 13th minute of play forced Saint Petersburg HC's goalkeeper Ruslan Pochekin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Saint Petersburg HC's Kirill Pavlov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eldar Bag narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Saint Petersburg HC's Kirill Pavlov in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Orel FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 24 played minutes Saint Petersburg HC got a freekick which was hit by Rudolf Demyanenko. Orel FC's Anton Yamskov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 25th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Saint Petersburg HC. Oleg Drozdov scored 0-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ruslan Pochekin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Yulian Sangadzhiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Ruslan Pochekin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oleg Drozdov scored 0-2 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ruslan Pochekin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ruslan Pochekin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oleg Drozdov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Arkadiy Tsybakin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Orel FC's goalkeeper Eldar Bag, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Orel FC's zone, Ippolit Muhin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eldar Bag came out of the goal and Ippolit Muhin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Saint Petersburg HC's Kirill Pavlov in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Orel 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Kirill Pavlov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eldar Bag made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kirill Pavlov in the 56th minute of play. In the 60th minute Kirill Pavlov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eldar Bag saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andron Gorbenko hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute, Ippolit Muhin 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. Ruslan Pochekin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oleg Drozdov, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. When Yulian Sangadzhiev came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Orel 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 Yulian Sangadzhiev couldn't finish the play. Kirill Pavlov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Eldar Bag tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eldar Bag made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikhail Belozor in the 75th minute of play. After 76 minutes, Andron Gorbenko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Orel FC and the Saint Petersburg HC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Andron Gorbenko hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. If Oleg Drozdov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yulian Sangadzhiev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruslan Pochekin having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kirill Pavlov in the 85th minute of play forced Orel FC's goalkeeper Eldar Bag to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Kirill Pavlov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 91st minute Kirill Pavlov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eldar Bag saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ippolit Muhin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Eldar Bag tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Mikhail Belozor came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Saint Petersburg HC 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 Mikhail Belozor couldn't finish the play.