League Play-Off

Barnaul
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Danila Evtushenko in the 3rd minute of play forced Barnaul FC's goalkeeper Silvestr Sergunin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Roman Kolesnikov fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barnaul FC's protests and gave Roman Kolesnikov a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Izhevsk booed when Barnaul FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Kolesnikov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silvestr Sergunin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danila Evtushenko in the 7th minute of the match. Silvestr Sergunin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Georgiy Titov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 12th minute of the game. One of Barnaul FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Izhevsk:s goal. The referee gave Izhevsk a penalty, 13 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mark Petkevich, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Barnaul FC's Silvestr Sergunin. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Georgiy Titov in the 23rd minute of play forced Barnaul FC's goalkeeper Silvestr Sergunin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th match minute, Izhevsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mark Petkevich to maneuver through the defense. If Valeriy Novikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valeriy Novikov succeeded in the game's 32nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. In the 35th minute Valeriy Novikov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Shekin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valeriy Novikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute Danila Evtushenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvestr Sergunin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Danila Evtushenko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Izhevsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Danila Evtushenko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silvestr Sergunin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Konstantin Abrikosov during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Valeriy Novikov to strike the kick off in the second half. Izhevsk's Danila Evtushenko got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Valeriy Novikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Nikolay Shekin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nikolay Shekin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Utkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Roman Utkin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nikolay Shekin was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Roman Utkin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barnaul FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Roman Utkin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikolay Shekin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Barnaul FC's Roman Utkin got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 72 played minutes Izhevsk got a freekick which was hit by Danila Evtushenko. Silvestr Sergunin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danila Evtushenko in the 75th minute. Danila Evtushenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nikolay Shekin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Utkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Valeriy Novikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Izhevsk's zone, Roman Utkin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikolay Shekin came out of the goal and Roman Utkin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valeriy Novikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.