League Play-Off

Кузбасс Арена
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Efim Lavrentev made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Daniil Kushel sent off a good shot on target. Efim Lavrentev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viktor Belyashevskiy in the 6th minute of play. Efim Lavrentev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Daniil Kushel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. After a rather tough play, ФК Заря's Gerasim Bochkin got a free kick in the 11th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Stepan Petrenko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vichegodec's supporters rose to their feet, but Stepan Petrenko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dmitriy Vilenskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ФК Заря's Dmitriy Vilenskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Ganf in the 15th minute of play. Dmitriy Vilenskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stepan Petrenko in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th match minute, ФК Заря was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerasim Bochkin to maneuver through the defense. If Stepan Petrenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 24 minutes into the match, Vichegodec's goalkeeper Efim Lavrentev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniil Kushel. After a defensive mix-up in Vichegodec's zone, Viktor Belyashevskiy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Efim Lavrentev came out of the goal and Viktor Belyashevskiy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Vichegodec's Efim Lavrentev got control of the ball when Daniil Kushel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Viktor Belyashevskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Efim Lavrentev having to interfere. Daniil Kushel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stepan Petrenko to make the kick off. A collision led to Vichegodec getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Kapiton Bilbasov hit a great ball. Efim Lavrentev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerasim Bochkin in the 61st minute of play. Efim Lavrentev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniil Kushel in the 64th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Gerasim Bochkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vichegodec's Efim Lavrentev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viktor Belyashevskiy in the 73rd minute of play. In the 78th minute, Daniil Kushel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Efim Lavrentev was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. When Sergey Plyasov fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ФК Заря's protests and gave Sergey Plyasov a yellow card for diving instead. Sergey Plyasov hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Vichegodec's Efim Lavrentev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viktor Belyashevskiy in the 85th minute of play. Daniil Kushel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Daniil Kushel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Efim Lavrentev having to interfere. Mark Ganf could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Dmitriy Vilenskiy made a huge save. Viktor Belyashevskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the referee ended the match the ФК Заря players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.