League Play-Off

Stadion Balashikha
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ernest Belozerov took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Konstantin Beloselskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mikhail Titov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksey Vorohobko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Balashikha FC's attack was well implemented in the 8th minute, but when Konstantin Beloselskiy was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. 12 minutes into the match, Berezniki's goalkeeper Anton Naschekin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arseniy Nikiforov. If Konstantin Beloselskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ernest Belozerov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute Ernest Belozerov 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 25th minute, Sergey Lyutkevich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aleksey Vorohobko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikhail Titov having to interfere. Ernest Belozerov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anton Naschekin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantin Beloselskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Berezniki defense, Arseniy Nikiforov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anton Naschekin. The Berezniki fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anton Naschekin should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantin Beloselskiy in the 44th minute of play forced Berezniki's goalkeeper Anton Naschekin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aleksey Vorohobko might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mikhail Titov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aleksey Vorohobko ran back to his position shaking his head.

In the 50th minute, Vladimir Petrov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mikhail Titov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernest Belozerov in the 55th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ernest Belozerov in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mikhail Titov saved Balashikha FC from getting behind. Fedor Dobrolyubskiy hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Arseniy Nikiforov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Naschekin having to interfere. 68 minutes into the game, Arseniy Nikiforov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Anton Naschekin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mikhail Andryushin hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Anton Naschekin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arseniy Nikiforov, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 78 minutes into the game, Fedor Martynov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Berezniki's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Balashikha FC the free kick. A collision led to Berezniki getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Fedor Martynov hit a great ball. Konstantin Beloselskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Anton Naschekin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Balashikha FC booed when Berezniki was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernest Belozerov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Ernest Belozerov took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Mikhail Titov to make any attempt to save it. Konstantin Beloselskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Anton Naschekin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arseniy Nikiforov in the 93rd minute of play forced Berezniki's goalkeeper Anton Naschekin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee ended the match the Balashikha FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.