League Play-Off

ФК Белогорье
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Denis Belyavskiy made the kick off which started today's match. Andrey Alabin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrey Nikitin, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the game, Ivan Arzhaev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vladimir's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elets FC the free kick. In the 5th minute, Ivan Arzhaev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Denis Belyavskiy hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. If Albert Oskolskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrey Alabin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrey Nikitin, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Vladimir's Andrey Alabin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Oskolskiy in the 19th minute of play. Andrey Nikitin struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Andrey Alabin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elets FC. Vladimir's Andrey Alabin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Oskolskiy in the 22nd minute of play. Albert Oskolskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Andrey Alabin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, Vladimir's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Nikitin came free, but Andrey Alabin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Albert Oskolskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andrey Nikitin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andrey Alabin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksey Galperin, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Andrey Alabin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Oskolskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andrey Nikitin to strike the kick off in the second half. A hard shot 51 in the game by Albert Oskolskiy from a close distance when the talented Andrey Alabin managed to make a qualified save. Vladimir's players were relieved. After having played for 53 minutes, Albert Oskolskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elets FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Albert Oskolskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Andrey Alabin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrey Nikitin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albert Oskolskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrey Alabin having to interfere. When Andrey Nikitin came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Elets 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 Andrey Nikitin couldn't finish the play. Albert Oskolskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Andrey Alabin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Albert Oskolskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute Andrey Nikitin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrey Alabin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albert Oskolskiy's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 83rdth minute, Andrey Alabin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Andrey Alabin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrey Nikitin in the 86th minute of the match. Vladimir's Andrey Alabin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrey Nikitin in the 93rd minute of play. Andrey Nikitin was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 95th minute. Elets FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Elets FC'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.