League Play-Off

Stadion Neftekamsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valentin Chvykov took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 minutes, Aleksandr Belov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Neftekamsk and the Ussuriysk FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th minute, Aleksandr Belov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valeriy Zaitsev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kirill Vorohov in the 10th minute of play. In the 15th minute Kirill Vorohov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valeriy Zaitsev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valeriy Zaitsev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kirill Vorohov, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Neftekamsk's Valeriy Zaitsev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timofey Pristavkin in the 17th minute of play. Karl Kozinkevich kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Leonid Bagmet made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Irakliy Soloviev sent off a good shot on target. 32 minutes into the match, Ussuriysk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Chvykov came free, but Leonid Bagmet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, German Zurabov 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. In the 37th minute, Kirill Vorohov 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. Ussuriysk FC's Timofey Pristavkin got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Timofey Pristavkin in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valeriy Zaitsev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Ussuriysk FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Arseniy Noskov hit a great ball. Leonid Bagmet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Irakliy Aborenkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 0-0 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 Kirill Vorohov made a kick off. Kirill Vorohov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonid Bagmet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Chvykov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Chvykov in the 63rd minute of play forced Ussuriysk FC's goalkeeper Leonid Bagmet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Neftekamsk booed when Ussuriysk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavel Florianov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valeriy Zaitsev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Timofey Pristavkin in the 67th minute. If Irakliy Soloviev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valeriy Zaitsev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Timofey Pristavkin in the 72nd minute. Irakliy Soloviev struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Leonid Bagmet didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Neftekamsk. After a rather tough play, Neftekamsk's Dmitriy Kazarin got a free kick in the 77th minute. If Irakliy Soloviev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kirill Vorohov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valeriy Zaitsev having to interfere. After having played for 86 minutes, Irakliy Soloviev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Neftekamsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Irakliy Soloviev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Kirill Vorohov came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Ussuriysk FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kirill Vorohov couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Neftekamsk getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Irakliy Aborenkov hit a great ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.