League Play-Off

Saratov
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roman Maminov kicked off to start the match. Roman Maminov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 4th minute, Efim Mogila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Igor Loginov came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Saratov 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 Igor Loginov couldn't finish the play. 12 minutes in the game, Igor Loginov fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Dmitriy Dedlov having to interfere. If Igor Loginov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Daniil Feonin fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saratov FC's protests and gave Daniil Feonin a yellow card for diving instead. If Rostislav Galutskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Roman Maminov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 24th minute by Igor Loginov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 25 played minutes Dzerzhinsk United got a freekick which was hit by Rustam Dubovitskiy. 28 minutes into the match, Saratov FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rostislav Galutskiy came free, but Oleg Tyulenev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roman Maminov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oleg Tyulenev having to interfere. Vyacheslav Dorovskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vyacheslav Dorovskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Dzerzhinsk United's Vyacheslav Dorovskiy got a free kick in the 36th minute. Igor Loginov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Dmitriy Dedlov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Igor Loginov came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Saratov 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 Igor Loginov couldn't finish the play. In the 41st minute, Vyacheslav Dorovskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Igor Loginov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saratov FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Loginov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dmitriy Dedlov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Igor Loginov to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes Dzerzhinsk United got a freekick which was hit by Vyacheslav Dorovskiy. A collision led to Dzerzhinsk United getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Stanislav Dovgalevskiy hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Dzerzhinsk United's Nikita Sergeev got a free kick in the 56th minute. After having played for 58 minutes, Roman Maminov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dzerzhinsk United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roman Maminov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lev Antonenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Dmitriy Dedlov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oleg Tyulenev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Maminov in the 76th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Igor Loginov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dmitriy Dedlov. Dzerzhinsk United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Igor Loginov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Igor Loginov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 89th minute there was a penalty for Dzerzhinsk United. Efim Kilkeev stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Oleg Tyulenev. 1-1. The attack was good, but when Lev Antonenko in the 93rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Dmitriy Dedlov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lev Antonenko in the 98th minute of the match. Dzerzhinsk United succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Saratov FC had controlled the match.