League Play-Off

Orel
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. Viktor Belyashevskiy started the match with the kick off. Daniil Kushel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eldar Bag having to interfere. Gerasim Bochkin's late challenge caught a Orel FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gerasim Bochkin helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ФК Заря getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Gerasim Bochkin hit a great ball. Yulian Sangadzhiev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmitriy Vilenskiy having to interfere. Gerasim Bochkin got his second yellow card in the match during the 10th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 11 played minutes ФК Заря got a freekick which was hit by Gerasim Bochkin. Dmitriy Vilenskiy made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Yulian Sangadzhiev sent off a good shot on target. 16 minutes into the match, ФК Заря's goal looked a bit too open when Oleg Drozdov came free, but Dmitriy Vilenskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute of the match, Yulian Sangadzhiev got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dmitriy Vilenskiy was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 24th minute there was a penalty for Orel FC. Anton Yamskov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dmitriy Vilenskiy. 1-0. In the 28th minute, Yulian Sangadzhiev 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. Daniil Kushel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Eldar Bag tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eldar Bag took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuriy Nosov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eldar Bag came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by ФК Заря's Daniil Kushel. But to his dismay, Daniil Kushel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Eldar Bag made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viktor Belyashevskiy in the 39th minute of play. The supporters of ФК Заря booed when Orel FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arkadiy Tsybakin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arkadiy Tsybakin during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Arkadiy Tsybakin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute Daniil Kushel 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. Eldar Bag took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniil Kushel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Eldar Bag made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniil Kushel in the 52nd minute. Eldar Bag made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Daniil Kushel sent off a good shot on target. Viktor Belyashevskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Daniil Kushel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Eldar Bag made a huge save. Daniil Kushel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arkadiy Tsybakin kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. If Viktor Belyashevskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Orel FC defense, Daniil Kushel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eldar Bag. The Orel FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eldar Bag should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Orel FC defense, Daniil Kushel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eldar Bag. The Orel FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eldar Bag should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniil Kushel got free with Eldar Bag in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Eldar Bag managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when ФК Заря's Daniil Kushel fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Orel FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Arkadiy Tsybakin hit a great ball. Daniil Kushel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Daniil Kushel, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 95 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Eldar Bag was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. ФК Заря's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.