League Play-Off

Tomsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) David Efimov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Artem Halkevich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timur Solomin having to interfere. 5 minutes into the match, Saratov's goalkeeper Timur Solomin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Artem Halkevich. The supporters of Saratov booed when Уфа was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikhail Lazurskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 6 minutes, Evgeniy Fedin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Saratov's supporters crossed their fingers, but Evgeniy Fedin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Danil Arbatov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Efimov in the 10th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Уфа's zone, David Efimov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Danil Arbatov came out of the goal and David Efimov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Danil Arbatov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evgeniy Fedin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If David Efimov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Evgeniy Fedin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Danil Arbatov was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Evgeniy Fedin sped through Уфа's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Danil Arbatov. Danil Arbatov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Efimov in the 36th minute of the match. Evgeniy Fedin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 40 minutes into the match, Saratov's David Efimov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Danil Arbatov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Timur Solomin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gleb Krestovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Andrey Pylaev fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saratov's protests and gave Andrey Pylaev a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Уфа booed when Saratov was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrey Pylaev didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Evgeniy Fedin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gleb Krestovskiy made a kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Artem Halkevich managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Уфа's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artem Halkevich was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. During the 53rd minute of the match Andrey Pylaev completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Andrey Pylaev a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Artem Halkevich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Evgeniy Fedin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danil Arbatov having to interfere. Evgeniy Fedin took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Danil Arbatov. Danil Arbatov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Saratov's Yakov Pshenichnikov shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 71st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Danil Arbatov but with some difficulty. The supporters of Saratov booed when Уфа was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gennadiy Andreev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pavel Krivonosov kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Saratov's Evgeniy Fedin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Danil Arbatov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Danil Arbatov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evgeniy Fedin in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gleb Krestovskiy in the 90th minute of play forced Saratov's goalkeeper Timur Solomin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saratov's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.