League Play-Off

Yaroslavl
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Yaroslav Balyasnyi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Marat Krivonogov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sergey Lytov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yaroslav Balyasnyi in the 6th minute of the match. In the 8th minute Yaroslav Balyasnyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergey Lytov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 8 played minutes Obninsk got a freekick which was hit by Oleg Nesterov. Sergey Lytov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yaroslav Balyasnyi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th match minute, Yaroslavl FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matvey Vlasov to maneuver through the defense. Sergey Petuhov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th match minute, Yaroslavl FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kliment Galkin to maneuver through the defense. Sergey Lytov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yaroslav Balyasnyi, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Yaroslav Balyasnyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergey Lytov having to interfere. Obninsk's Sergey Lytov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Obninsk from getting a goal against them. When Marat Krivonogov fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Obninsk's protests and gave Marat Krivonogov a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Obninsk getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Marat Krivonogov hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Yaroslav Balyasnyi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sergey Lytov. The goal made the score 1-0. Yaroslav Balyasnyi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yaroslav Balyasnyi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kim Kovalev made a kick off. Sergey Petuhov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Semen Gorodilin having to interfere. Kim Kovalev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Semen Gorodilin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kim Kovalev's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Sergey Petuhov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Semen Gorodilin came out and tried to block the shot, but Sergey Petuhov slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 64th minute. Sergey Lytov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerasim Chudnovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sergey Lytov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerasim Chudnovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gerasim Chudnovskiy might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sergey Lytov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gerasim Chudnovskiy ran back to his position shaking his head. Yaroslav Balyasnyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergey Lytov having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Gerasim Chudnovskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Yaroslavl FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerasim Chudnovskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergey Lytov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yaroslav Balyasnyi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Gerasim Chudnovskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd minute, Oleg Nesterov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Obninsk's Sergey Lytov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yaroslav Balyasnyi in the 93rd minute of play. In the 96th minute, Gerasim Chudnovskiy got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The Obninsk supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Obninsk would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.