League Play-Off

SEVER STADIUM
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Miroslav Polyakov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 played minutes FC SEVER STAR got a freekick which was hit by Evgeniy Yudin. Semen Malenkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Semen Malenkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 10th minute, Timofey Prudkov fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Semen Malenkin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Dmitriy Topolskiy made a huge save. Aleksandr Kirik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantin Katunin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the game, Saint Petersburg FC's Miroslav Polyakov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aleksandr Kirik made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. A hard shot 30 in the game by Timofey Prudkov from a close distance when the talented Dmitriy Topolskiy managed to make a qualified save. Saint Petersburg FC's players were relieved. Konstantin Katunin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksandr Kirik having to interfere. In the 36th match minute, FC SEVER STAR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venedikt Guschin to maneuver through the defense. Aleksey Dyakov was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 42 minutes into the match. 41 minutes into the game, one of Saint Petersburg FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Timofey Prudkov made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Semen Malenkin 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. Semen Malenkin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 59th match minute, Saint Petersburg FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vsevolod Burdenko to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute, Timofey Prudkov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dmitriy Topolskiy was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. If Evgeniy Yudin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 69 played minutes, FC SEVER STAR's David Sokolov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dmitriy Topolskiy came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC SEVER STAR reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timofey Prudkov in the 75th minute of play forced Saint Petersburg FC's goalkeeper Dmitriy Topolskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute, Timofey Prudkov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dmitriy Topolskiy was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Konstantin Katunin got free with Aleksandr Kirik in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 83 minutes into the game, one of Saint Petersburg FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 88 minutes into the match, Venedikt Guschin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dmitriy Topolskiy. Saint Petersburg FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Venedikt Guschin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Dmitriy Topolskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timofey Prudkov in the 94th minute of play. Anton Ismailov's late challenge caught a FC SEVER STAR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anton Ismailov helped the player get up and apologised. FC SEVER STAR's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.