League Play-Off

Stadion Surgut
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Surgut FC's Vadim Potapov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 7th minute, Lev Gripp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8th minute, Roman Seleznev sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Surgut FC's Anton Krasilnikov didn't even have to move. In the 11th minute there was a penalty for Elista. Roman Seleznev stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Anton Krasilnikov. 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Klim Makhonin during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Klim Makhonin kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 17th minute Lev Gripp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iosif Hodyrevskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stepan Baranok in the 19th minute of play forced Surgut FC's goalkeeper Anton Krasilnikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Elista's Roman Seleznev tried to score from far away in the 28th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Surgut FC's Iosif Hodyrevskiy threw himself towards the right post 32 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vadim Potapov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Danil Melnikov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 40 minutes into the match, Surgut FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stepan Baranok came free, but Anton Krasilnikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yaroslav Zuikov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Iosif Hodyrevskiy. Elista's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Vadim Potapov struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Iosif Hodyrevskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Surgut FC.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stepan Baranok made a kick off. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Elista's goalkeeper Iosif Hodyrevskiy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In a very dangerous position, a player in Surgut FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 55th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 58 minutes, Elista's Roman Seleznev got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Anton Krasilnikov. A collision led to Surgut FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Igor Kudryavtsev hit a great ball. Lev Gripp hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Stepan Baranok fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Krasilnikov having to interfere. Grigoriy Bobylev charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Grigoriy Bobylev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Grigoriy Bobylev kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Elista's goal looked a bit too open when Danil Melnikov came free, but Iosif Hodyrevskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Elista getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Konstantin Kapitsa hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the match, Danil Melnikov notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Elista's Iosif Hodyrevskiy. Iosif Hodyrevskiy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Danil Melnikov kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. Konstantin Skvirskiy succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-3 in the 100th playminute.