League Play-Off

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nikolay Antyushin got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Viktor Katyrev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anton Savichev was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. In the 6th minute, Ilya Ponomarev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's goalkeeper Anton Savichev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 13th play minutes Nikolay Antyushin shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Felix Khokhlov and just under the crossbar into goal. 18 minutes into the game, Sergey Gasparyan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chelyabinsk HC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk the free kick. Sergey Gasparyan kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's Nikolay Mironov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Felix Khokhlov in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Timofey Khokhlov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Viktor Katyrev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's Anton Savichev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viktor Katyrev in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viktor Katyrev in the 30th minute of play forced Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's goalkeeper Anton Savichev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Khokhlov made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Nikolay Lindberg sent off a good shot on target. If Nikolay Lindberg 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 Viktor Katyrev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anton Savichev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timofey Khokhlov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikolay Lindberg struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Felix Khokhlov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Timofey Khokhlov was the one to do the kick off. Nikolay Antyushin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Felix Khokhlov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Felix Khokhlov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikolay Antyushin in the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Nikolay Lindberg 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. After some careless play in the Chelyabinsk HC defense, Nikolay Antyushin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Felix Khokhlov. The Chelyabinsk HC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Felix Khokhlov should have stopped the shot. Chelyabinsk HC's Felix Khokhlov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolay Lindberg in the 62nd minute of play. Felix Khokhlov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikolay Lindberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. A collision led to Chelyabinsk HC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Nikolay Kekishev hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikolay Lindberg in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Felix Khokhlov saved Chelyabinsk HC from getting behind. Felix Khokhlov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolay Lindberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's Nikolay Antyushin in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chelyabinsk HC's goalie prevented a goal. 74 minutes into the match, Chelyabinsk HC's goal looked a bit too open when Nikolay Lindberg came free, but Felix Khokhlov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikolay Antyushin in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Felix Khokhlov saved Chelyabinsk HC from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Nikolay Lindberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Nikolay Lindberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Felix Khokhlov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 80 played minutes Chelyabinsk HC got a freekick which was hit by Kapiton Boyarskiy. Nikolay Lindberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Viktor Katyrev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Viktor Katyrev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Savichev having to interfere. When Viktor Katyrev came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Chelyabinsk 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 Viktor Katyrev couldn't finish the play. Nikolay Antyushin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felix Khokhlov having to interfere. Nikolay Antyushin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felix Khokhlov having to interfere. Chelyabinsk HC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.