League Play-Off

Perm
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valeriy Faizullin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Boris Gainetdinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kim Pochekin in the 5th minute of play. Eldar Golovchenko struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Boris Gainetdinov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Екб.сити 2020. Perm HC's Boris Gainetdinov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kim Pochekin in the 9th minute of play. Kim Pochekin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Boris Gainetdinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kim Pochekin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Boris Gainetdinov having to make a save. In the 15th match minute, Екб.сити 2020 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arkadiy Buznikin to maneuver through the defense. Albert Stashevskiy missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 16 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Innokentiy Gasparyan right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerasim Hersonskiy in the 21st minute of play forced Perm HC's goalkeeper Boris Gainetdinov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eldar Golovchenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boris Gainetdinov having to interfere. The supporters of Екб.сити 2020 booed when Perm HC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Stashevskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Perm HC's zone, Eldar Golovchenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boris Gainetdinov came out of the goal and Eldar Golovchenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Perm HC's Boris Gainetdinov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuriy Belbolatov in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Eldar Golovchenko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Екб.сити 2020 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Kim Pochekin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boris Gainetdinov having to interfere. Boris Gainetdinov didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Екб.сити 2020's Eldar Golovchenko shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. After a defensive mix-up in Perm HC's zone, Eldar Golovchenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boris Gainetdinov came out of the goal and Eldar Golovchenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kim Pochekin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Perm HC's goal looked a bit too open when Kim Pochekin came free, but Boris Gainetdinov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kim Pochekin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boris Gainetdinov having to interfere. Kim Pochekin struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Boris Gainetdinov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Екб.сити 2020. Valeriy Faizullin's late challenge caught a Екб.сити 2020's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valeriy Faizullin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rdth minute of the game Kim Pochekin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Perm HC's Boris Gainetdinov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eldar Golovchenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Boris Gainetdinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valeriy Faizullin might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Innokentiy Gasparyan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valeriy Faizullin ran back to his position shaking his head. Perm HC's Boris Gainetdinov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kim Pochekin in the 80th minute of play. Valeriy Faizullin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valeriy Faizullin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Boris Gainetdinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kim Pochekin in the 88th minute of play. Eldar Golovchenko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Boris Gainetdinov made a huge save. 92 minutes into the game, Екб.сити 2020's Gerasim Hersonskiy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Boris Gainetdinov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. When the final whistle sounded Екб.сити 2020 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Perm HC.