League Play-Off

Ulyanovsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kirill Agafonov kicked off to start the match. Artem Gumennyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikolay Komissarov having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Georgiy Novikov in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikolay Komissarov saved Bryansk FC from getting behind. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Ulyanovsk's Georgiy Novikov in the 12th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Nikolay Komissarov was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Bryansk FC through an amazing save. The long shot by Gennadiy Shaikin in the 27th minute really tested Nikolay Komissarov's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 32 played minutes Bryansk FC got a freekick which was hit by Oleg Dementiev. Georgiy Novikov was extremely unlucky when he, in the 37th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 37th minute, Artem Gumennyi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nikolay Komissarov was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Georgiy Novikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Nikolay Komissarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Artem Gumennyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Georgiy Novikov made the kick off in the second half. Kirill Novikov might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zinoviy Holomenko. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kirill Novikov ran back to his position shaking his head. Bryansk FC's Kirill Novikov got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 63 minutes, Georgiy Novikov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ulyanovsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Georgiy Novikov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 70th minute Artem Gumennyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Komissarov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Georgiy Novikov scored 3-0 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikolay Komissarov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 76 minutes into the match, Ulyanovsk's goal looked a bit too open when Kirill Agafonov came free, but Zinoviy Holomenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Konstantin Evloev's late challenge caught a Ulyanovsk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Konstantin Evloev helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Bryansk FC's Konstantin Evloev got a free kick in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artem Gumennyi in the 89th minute of play forced Bryansk FC's goalkeeper Nikolay Komissarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Ulyanovsk's goalkeeper Zinoviy Holomenko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kirill Novikov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Georgiy Novikov in the 97th minute of play forced Bryansk FC's goalkeeper Nikolay Komissarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.