League Play-Off

Abakan
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Abakan's Semen Kuminov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee gave Pskov a penalty, 7 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Danila Babayan, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Abakan's Valentin Orlov. 0-1. In the 11th minute, Irakliy Levitov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valentin Orlov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Abakan's goalkeeper Valentin Orlov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Pskov's Anton Sivaronov got control of the ball when Egor Efimov tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Egor Efimov got free with Anton Sivaronov in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pskov's Anton Sivaronov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Pskov from getting a goal against them. In the 28th minute, Irakliy Levitov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pskov fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Anton Sivaronov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Semen Kuminov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anton Sivaronov made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Egor Efimov sent off a good shot on target. Semen Kuminov kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Rostislav Aronov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valentin Orlov having to make a save. Rostislav Aronov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Orlov having to interfere. A collision led to Abakan getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Konstantin Egle hit a great ball. Valentin Orlov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rostislav Aronov, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Irakliy Gitlin's late challenge caught a Pskov's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Irakliy Gitlin helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Abakan getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Irakliy Gitlin hit a great ball. A collision led to Pskov getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Irakliy Levitov hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Irakliy Levitov to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 58 minutes, Egor Efimov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Abakan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Egor Efimov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anton Sivaronov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Egor Efimov in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 67th minute Semen Kuminov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Sivaronov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Abakan's Maksim Belous got a free kick in the 74th minute. Danila Babayan's late challenge caught a Abakan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Danila Babayan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th match minute, Pskov was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danila Babayan to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the match, Abakan's goal looked a bit too open when Irakliy Levitov came free, but Valentin Orlov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rostislav Aronov 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, Rostislav Aronov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pskov fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. After 86 played minutes Abakan got a freekick which was hit by Irakliy Gitlin. In the 90th minute, Abakan's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Irakliy Levitov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 92nd minute Irakliy Levitov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentin Orlov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valentin Orlov was a little too slow when Irakliy Levitov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 94th minute. The score was now 0-5.