League Play-Off

Stadion Sterlitamak
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aleksandr Karpovich got the match started through his kick off. Vadim Butyrin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vasiliy Poltavskiy came out and tried to block the shot, but Vadim Butyrin slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 4th minute. Marat Kononov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danil Konovalov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 14 played minutes Sterlitamak got a freekick which was hit by Igor Aleksandrov. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sterlitamak's goalkeeper Marat Kononov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 1-1 became the score in the 22nd minute when Aleksandr Karpovich elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Vasiliy Poltavskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vadim Belyanskiy in the 29th minute of the match. Danil Konovalov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd match minute, Sterlitamak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanislav Egorov to maneuver through the defense. Vadim Belyanskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasiliy Poltavskiy having to interfere.

The wind increased when Vadim Belyanskiy made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to OWNERLESS getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Albert Gromov hit a great ball. A nice corner shot did that Erofey Gribov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vasiliy Poltavskiy quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Aleksandr Karpovich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 61 played minutes OWNERLESS got a freekick which was hit by Danila Godunov. Vasiliy Poltavskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iskander Simonov in the 69th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in OWNERLESS's zone, Vadim Butyrin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vasiliy Poltavskiy came out of the goal and Vadim Butyrin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vadim Butyrin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasiliy Poltavskiy having to interfere. Danil Konovalov struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Marat Kononov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for OWNERLESS. After having played for 88 minutes, Danil Konovalov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. OWNERLESS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Danil Konovalov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Vadim Belyanskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vasiliy Poltavskiy was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. 95 minutes into the match, OWNERLESS's goal looked a bit too open when Vadim Butyrin came free, but Vasiliy Poltavskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vadim Butyrin took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vasiliy Poltavskiy. Vasiliy Poltavskiy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Sterlitamak's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.