League Play-Off

Serpukhov
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Roman Bondarenko took the kick off in the first half of the match. Anton Kuznetsov kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roman Bondarenko in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Oleg Grushevskiy saved Serpukhov from getting behind. If Zinoviy Trusenev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Cherkessk getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Egor Balashov hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cherkessk's zone, Roman Borovik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vasiliy Kuteinikov came out of the goal and Roman Borovik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vasiliy Kuteinikov was a little too slow when Roman Borovik got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 1-0. If Roman Borovik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Roman Borovik recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vasiliy Kuteinikov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roman Borovik's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Zinoviy Trusenev could shoot a difficult shot in the 30th minute, which Vasiliy Kuteinikov however easily saved by the left post. If Roman Borovik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute Roman Borovik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vasiliy Kuteinikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Cherkessk's Egor Balashov got a free kick in the 35th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Cherkessk's goalkeeper Vasiliy Kuteinikov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zinoviy Trusenev. Vasiliy Kuteinikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Borovik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 Roman Borovik made a kick off. Vyacheslav Politov charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vyacheslav Politov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vyacheslav Politov hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Roman Bondarenko took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Oleg Grushevskiy to make any attempt to save it. Vasiliy Kuteinikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zinoviy Trusenev in the 58th minute of the match. Vasiliy Kuteinikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zinoviy Trusenev in the 65th minute of play. Anton Kuznetsov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oleg Grushevskiy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. If Roman Borovik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roman Bondarenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oleg Grushevskiy having to interfere. Anton Kuznetsov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oleg Grushevskiy having to interfere. In the 82nd match minute, Cherkessk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anton Kuznetsov to maneuver through the defense. Daniil Hodorskiy, 83 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Cherkessk's Vasiliy Kuteinikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Borovik in the 85th minute of play. When Serpukhov's Roman Borovik in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cherkessk's goalie prevented a goal. In the 88th minute Roman Borovik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vasiliy Kuteinikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oleg Grushevskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egor Balashov, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute.