League Play-Off

Stadion Syktyvkar
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Maksimilian Bolshakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Utkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Roman Utkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Maksimilian Bolshakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 8 minutes into the game, Valeriy Novikov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Maksimilian Bolshakov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Barnaul FC's Valeriy Novikov got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Maksimilian Bolshakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valeriy Novikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonid Burkovskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Maksimilian Bolshakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valeriy Novikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Denis Tarasov's late challenge caught a Barnaul FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Denis Tarasov helped the player get up and apologised. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Syktyvkar! The referee gave Barnaul FC a penalty, 21 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Stanislav Anchugin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Syktyvkar's Maksimilian Bolshakov. 0-2. Roman Utkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Maksimilian Bolshakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Syktyvkar's Maksimilian Bolshakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Utkin in the 30th minute of play. In the 35th minute Valeriy Novikov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maksimilian Bolshakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Barnaul FC's Roman Utkin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maksimilian Bolshakov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Valeriy Novikov 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Utkin in the 42nd minute of play forced Syktyvkar's goalkeeper Maksimilian Bolshakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Syktyvkar's goal looked a bit too open when Valeriy Novikov came free, but Maksimilian Bolshakov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mikhail Barashev hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Maksimilian Bolshakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeriy Novikov in the 46th minute of the match. After the first half Barnaul FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valeriy Novikov was the one to do the kick off. When Valentin Kalinin fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Syktyvkar's protests and gave Valentin Kalinin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 51st minute, one of Syktyvkar:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Syktyvkar. Maksimilian Bolshakov had in the 53rdth minute some difficulties stopping Stanislav Anchugin's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeriy Novikov in the 55th minute of play forced Syktyvkar's goalkeeper Maksimilian Bolshakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 56 minutes, Roman Utkin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barnaul FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roman Utkin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Roman Utkin came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Barnaul 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 Roman Utkin couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Valeriy Novikov took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Maksimilian Bolshakov to make any attempt to save it. Barnaul FC's Roman Utkin got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leonid Burkovskiy hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. When Valeriy Novikov came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Barnaul 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 Valeriy Novikov couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeriy Novikov in the 74th minute of play forced Syktyvkar's goalkeeper Maksimilian Bolshakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maksimilian Bolshakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valeriy Novikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Barnaul FC's Valeriy Novikov got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Valeriy Novikov succeeded in the game's 84th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. Maksimilian Bolshakov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Valeriy Novikov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 87 minute of play. With his leg Maksimilian Bolshakov managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when Barnaul FC's Roman Utkin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With his leg Maksimilian Bolshakov managed to avoid a goal in the 98thth minute, when Barnaul FC's Roman Utkin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match was over Barnaul FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Syktyvkar throughout the match.