League Play-Off

Stadion Kiselevsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Lev Korolev started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Veniamin Eliseev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rustam Prudnikov in the 4th minute of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Almetyevsk's goalkeeper Veniamin Eliseev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vyacheslav Zhuravlev. 8 minutes into the game, Kliment Babarykin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Almetyevsk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kiselevsk FC the free kick. After 8 played minutes Almetyevsk got a freekick which was hit by Kliment Babarykin. After some careless play in the Kiselevsk FC defense, Rustam Migulin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of German Kozlov. The Kiselevsk FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that German Kozlov should have stopped the shot. Lev Korolev 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. If Lev Korolev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rustam Migulin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without German Kozlov having to interfere. Vyacheslav Zhuravlev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kliment Babarykin hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Maksim Zhirkov hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Almetyevsk's Lev Korolev got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Rustam Migulin came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Almetyevsk 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 Rustam Migulin couldn't finish the play. 43 minutes into the match, Kiselevsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lev Korolev came free, but German Kozlov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vyacheslav Zhuravlev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Veniamin Eliseev having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Rustam Prudnikov made the kick off in the second half. Valentin Dushkov hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After 52 played minutes Almetyevsk got a freekick which was hit by Lev Korolev. Vyacheslav Zhuravlev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Viktor Ilyin hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. When Marat Vetrov fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kiselevsk FC's protests and gave Marat Vetrov a yellow card for diving instead. Marat Vetrov hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Veniamin Eliseev came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Kiselevsk FC's Vyacheslav Zhuravlev. But to his dismay, Vyacheslav Zhuravlev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Vadim Bozhkov hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. German Kozlov made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Rustam Migulin sent off a good shot on target. Kiselevsk FC's German Kozlov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lev Korolev in the 77th minute of play. If Lev Korolev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Veniamin Eliseev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rustam Prudnikov's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. Kiselevsk FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Almetyevsk had controlled the match.