League Play-Off

Saratov
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to IRBIS getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Boris Polozov hit a great ball. Irakliy Katyk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipp Novoselov having to interfere. Irakliy Katyk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Irakliy Katyk succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 13th playminute. In the 19th minute, Irakliy Katyk 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. Filipp Novoselov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Artur Trunov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 21 minute of play. If Ernest Drulibatskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Artur Trunov came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Saratov 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 Artur Trunov couldn't finish the play. Filipp Novoselov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Trunov in the 31st minute of the match. Artur Trunov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 34th minute, Rudolf Noskov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filipp Novoselov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilya Lebedev in the 44th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Ernest Drulibatskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A long shot from Nikolay Lobanov in the 56th minute of play was well struck, but Trofim Horoshanskiy made a really good save at the right post. In the 56th match minute, Saratov FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavel Petrochenko to maneuver through the defense. Ernest Drulibatskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ilya Lebedev kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Vyacheslav Reztsov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Trofim Horoshanskiy made a huge save. After having played for 70 minutes, Boris Polozov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. IRBIS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boris Polozov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Trofim Horoshanskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernest Drulibatskiy in the 73rd minute of play. Filipp Novoselov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Trunov in the 75th minute of the match. Artur Trunov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vyacheslav Reztsov got free with Trofim Horoshanskiy in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vyacheslav Reztsov struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Trofim Horoshanskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for IRBIS. When Saratov FC's Irakliy Katyk in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye IRBIS's goalie prevented a goal. Irakliy Katyk blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Filipp Novoselov having to make a save.