League Play-Off

Stadion Samara
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Klim Shefner took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute, Klim Shefner 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Klim Shefner managed to get in a good position for a shot. Magadan's supporters rose to their feet, but Klim Shefner was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valeriy Glazyrin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 12 minutes, Dmitriy Litvinovich mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Magadan and the Samara FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Magadan getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Dmitriy Litvinovich hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Egor Kiselev in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Innokentiy Kalgashkin saved Magadan from getting behind. Oleg Akunin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Klim Shefner in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valeriy Glazyrin saved Samara FC from getting behind. Egor Kiselev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Oleg Akunin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Magadan's supporters rose to their feet, but Oleg Akunin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valeriy Glazyrin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valeriy Glazyrin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klim Shefner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oleg Akunin in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valeriy Glazyrin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 47 minutes into the match, Gerasim Korolev notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Samara FC's Valeriy Glazyrin. Valeriy Glazyrin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Egor Kiselev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 57 minutes, Oleg Akunin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Magadan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oleg Akunin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Valeriy Glazyrin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oleg Akunin in the 63rd minute. After 64 played minutes Samara FC got a freekick which was hit by Anton Bragin. 66 minutes into the game, Oleg Akunin lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Valeriy Glazyrin. After 68 played minutes Samara FC got a freekick which was hit by David Ovchinnikov. If Oleg Akunin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 75 minutes into the match, Samara FC's goal looked a bit too open when Klim Shefner came free, but Valeriy Glazyrin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Innokentiy Kalgashkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Egor Kiselev in the 78th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Magadan's zone, Georgiy Dostoevskiy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Innokentiy Kalgashkin came out of the goal and Georgiy Dostoevskiy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rudolf Izmailov's late challenge caught a Magadan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rudolf Izmailov helped the player get up and apologised. Klim Shefner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Klim Shefner's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valeriy Glazyrin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klim Shefner in the 93rd minute of play forced Samara FC's goalkeeper Valeriy Glazyrin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samara FC's Valeriy Glazyrin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klim Shefner in the 95th minute of play. Valeriy Glazyrin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klim Shefner, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Magadan's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.