League Play-Off

Obninsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Eduard Paskevich made the kick off and thus started the match. Vyacheslav Kabak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimir Gurevich in the 4th minute of the match. Yulian Medvedev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vyacheslav Kabak read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. Eduard Paskevich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Irakliy Kostrov having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eduard Paskevich in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Irakliy Kostrov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 12 minutes into the game, Vladimir Gromov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. kupchino-78rus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Obninsk FC the free kick. In the 17th minute Yulian Medvedev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vyacheslav Kabak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yulian Medvedev took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vyacheslav Kabak. Vyacheslav Kabak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. If Fedor Nikishov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eduard Paskevich in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Irakliy Kostrov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Obninsk FC's goalkeeper Vyacheslav Kabak, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Obninsk FC's zone, Yulian Medvedev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vyacheslav Kabak came out of the goal and Yulian Medvedev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fedor Nikishov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Irakliy Kostrov having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in kupchino-78rus's zone, Eduard Paskevich stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Irakliy Kostrov came out of the goal and Eduard Paskevich tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 47 minutes into the game, kupchino-78rus's Felix Ryabushkin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vyacheslav Kabak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The Obninsk FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. kupchino-78rus were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Vladimir Gurevich made the kick off in the second half. The referee felt a red card was in order, 56 minutes into the game, when Mikhail Karasev put in a rough tackle. In the 56th minute, one of kupchino-78rus:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for kupchino-78rus. The audience was convinced that Fedor Nikishov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Irakliy Kostrov was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. When Fedor Nikishov came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Obninsk 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 Fedor Nikishov couldn't finish the play. The Obninsk FC fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when Obninsk FC's Eduard Paskevich looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Obninsk FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Artem Losev hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute, Georgiy Saveliev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladimir Gromov hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Obninsk FC's Egor Skuratov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 77th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for kupchino-78rus. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Fedor Nikishov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Obninsk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fedor Nikishov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Irakliy Kostrov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Fedor Nikishov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Obninsk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fedor Nikishov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Irakliy Kostrov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Obninsk FC's Fedor Nikishov got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Eduard Paskevich's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Irakliy Kostrov was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Irakliy Kostrov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fedor Nikishov in the 88th minute of play. Fedor Nikishov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yulian Medvedev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Yulian Medvedev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Irakliy Kostrov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduard Paskevich in the 99th minute of play.