League Play-Off

Armavir
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. Ivan Eroshkin started the match with the kick off. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MercURRI! Ivan Eroshkin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 15 minutes into the game, Armavir FC's Kapiton Tryapkin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ivan Markevich made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. After a rather tough play, Armavir FC's Miroslav Bagirov got a free kick in the 20th minute. Kapiton Tryapkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Ivan Markevich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in MercURRI's zone, Ivan Eroshkin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Markevich came out of the goal and Ivan Eroshkin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Armavir FC booed when MercURRI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonid Talanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Armavir FC's Evgeniy Tarachkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Allande Cuadrado in the 39th minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Kapiton Tryapkin 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. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Allande Cuadrado made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Armavir FC got a freekick which was hit by Valeriy Abduragimov. Kapiton Tryapkin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Armavir FC's Evgeniy Tarachkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Allande Cuadrado in the 58th minute of play. Valeriy Abduragimov got his second yellow card in the match during the 61st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of MercURRI booed when Armavir FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valeriy Abduragimov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivan Markevich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viktor Manulov in the 63rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in MercURRI's zone, Miroslav Bagirov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Markevich came out of the goal and Miroslav Bagirov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yuriy Patokin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evgeniy Tarachkov having to interfere. MercURRI were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Armavir FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vadim Rubakin took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Vadim Rubakin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Evgeniy Tarachkov quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 71 played minutes Armavir FC got a freekick which was hit by Miroslav Bagirov. Allande Cuadrado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Allande Cuadrado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Evgeniy Tarachkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nikita Kozlov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evgeniy Tarachkov having to interfere. If Allande Cuadrado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Allande Cuadrado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Many of MercURRI's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. MercURRI may have spent more time on the ball, but Armavir FC were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.