League Play-Off

Avangard
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Konstantin Beloselskiy started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Oleg Gorbachev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arseniy Nikiforov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Konstantin Beloselskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Arseniy Nikiforov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11 minutes into the match, FC Vyborg's goal looked a bit too open when Arseniy Nikiforov came free, but Oleg Gorbachev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Konstantin Beloselskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Oleg Gorbachev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Balashikha FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 15th minute, when Filimon Hlestov scored to the left of an out of position Mikhail Titov, making the score, 1-0. Oleg Gorbachev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arseniy Nikiforov in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th match minute, Balashikha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egor Safonov to maneuver through the defense. Dmitriy Nekrasov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oleg Gorbachev came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Balashikha FC's Konstantin Beloselskiy. But to his dismay, Konstantin Beloselskiy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Arseniy Nikiforov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oleg Gorbachev having to interfere. After having played for 37 minutes, Konstantin Beloselskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Balashikha FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Konstantin Beloselskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arseniy Nikiforov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oleg Gorbachev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantin Beloselskiy in the 45th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Filimon Hlestov to strike the kick off in the second half. Arseniy Nikiforov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Oleg Gorbachev made a huge save. Konstantin Beloselskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With his leg Oleg Gorbachev managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when Balashikha FC's Arseniy Nikiforov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Arseniy Nikiforov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oleg Gorbachev having to interfere. Mikhail Titov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filimon Hlestov in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 67th minute Dmitriy Nekrasov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikhail Titov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute Konstantin Beloselskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oleg Gorbachev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Vitaliy Sychev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Balashikha FC's Timur Ababko got a free kick in the 81st minute. 84 minutes into the match, FC Vyborg's goalkeeper Oleg Gorbachev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arseniy Nikiforov. Konstantin Beloselskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oleg Gorbachev having to interfere. Arseniy Nikiforov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 88thth minute tested the skills of Oleg Gorbachev when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Robert Gorbunov kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Filipp Rogozin 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. Oleg Gorbachev made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Arseniy Nikiforov sent off a good shot on target. FC Vyborg's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.