League Play-Off

Stadion Naberezhnye
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Semen Zarudenskiy kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Semen Zarudenskiy in the 3rd minute of play forced Βύβλος's goalkeeper Dmitriy Dorenskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 7 played minutes Βύβλος got a freekick which was hit by Mikhail Pevtsov. If Aleksey Soloviev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19thth minute of the game Semen Zarudenskiy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Βύβλος's Dmitriy Dorenskiy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Valeriy Isakovskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valeriy Isakovskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 21 played minutes Βύβλος got a freekick which was hit by Valeriy Isakovskiy. 24 minutes into the match, Nikolay Turlapov notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Βύβλος's Dmitriy Dorenskiy. Dmitriy Dorenskiy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. During the 32nd minute of the match Valeriy Isakovskiy completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Valeriy Isakovskiy a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 33 played minutes Βύβλος got a freekick which was hit by Valeriy Isakovskiy. Nikolay Turlapov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Βύβλος's Dmitriy Dorenskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Semen Zarudenskiy in the 40th minute of play. Mark Prevlotskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Maksim Gridchin was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 45th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The Βύβλος players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Yaroslavl HC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mikhail Pevtsov to make the kick off. In the 58th of the match, Semen Zarudenskiy tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Dmitriy Dorenskiy got in the way and made a wonderful save. With his leg Dmitriy Dorenskiy managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Yaroslavl HC's Nikolay Turlapov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Dmitriy Dorenskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Semen Zarudenskiy in the 62nd minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Βύβλος's goalkeeper Dmitriy Dorenskiy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mark Prevlotskiy. Mikhail Pevtsov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 68 minutes into the game, Afanasiy Abashin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yaroslavl HC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Βύβλος the free kick. Afanasiy Abashin kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikhail Pevtsov in the 70th minute of play forced Yaroslavl HC's goalkeeper Gennadiy Rybalchenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikolay Turlapov might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dmitriy Dorenskiy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nikolay Turlapov ran back to his position shaking his head. Mikhail Pevtsov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute Mikhail Pevtsov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gennadiy Rybalchenko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Semen Zarudenskiy in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dmitriy Dorenskiy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 92nd minute, Nikolay Turlapov 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. Dmitriy Dorenskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Semen Zarudenskiy in the 94th minute of the match. Mikhail Pevtsov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gennadiy Rybalchenko having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Yaroslavl HC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.