League Play-Off

Prokopyevsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eduard Bubukin started the match with the kick off. Mstislav Zhelyabov hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Konstantin Panov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nikolay Almazov struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Sergey Kalep didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Prokopyevsk FC. 12 minutes into the match, Prokopyevsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kirill Priskalov came free, but Vladimir Anchukov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eduard Bubukin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Anchukov having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Prokopyevsk FC's Vasiliy Berdyaev got a free kick in the 19th minute. Sergey Kalep made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantin Panov in the 22nd minute of play. Vladimir Anchukov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduard Bubukin in the 24th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roman Krestyaninov during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Prokopyevsk FC booed when Khasavyurt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Krestyaninov didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Konstantin Panov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Khasavyurt's Roman Krestyaninov got a free kick in the 30th minute. The audience was convinced that Konstantin Panov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergey Kalep was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Konstantin Panov in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergey Kalep saved Khasavyurt from getting behind. Ilya Petuhov's late challenge caught a Khasavyurt's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ilya Petuhov helped the player get up and apologised. Ilya Petuhov hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. A hard shot 38 in the game by Nikolay Almazov from a close distance when the talented Sergey Kalep managed to make a qualified save. Khasavyurt's players were relieved. If Konstantin Panov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With his leg Sergey Kalep managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when Prokopyevsk FC's Nikolay Almazov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Kirill Priskalov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Anchukov having to interfere. When Nikolay Almazov came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Prokopyevsk FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nikolay Almazov couldn't finish the play. Nikolay Almazov scored 1-0 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sergey Kalep, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Konstantin Panov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kirill Priskalov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantin Panov in the 70th minute of play forced Khasavyurt's goalkeeper Sergey Kalep to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Prokopyevsk FC's Nikolay Almazov in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Khasavyurt's goalie prevented a goal. Nikolay Almazov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Nikolay Almazov came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Prokopyevsk FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nikolay Almazov couldn't finish the play. Nikolay Almazov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Sergey Kalep tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nikolay Almazov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kirill Priskalov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Vladimir Anchukov made a huge save. Sergey Kalep made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikolay Almazov in the 83rd minute of play. Konstantin Panov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Konstantin Panov in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergey Kalep saved Khasavyurt from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Nikolay Almazov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Prokopyevsk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nikolay Almazov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergey Kalep breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sergey Kalep came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Prokopyevsk FC's Nikolay Almazov. But to his dismay, Nikolay Almazov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 94 minutes into the match, Khasavyurt's goal looked a bit too open when Nikolay Almazov came free, but Sergey Kalep reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Prokopyevsk FC had played much better football throughout.