League Play-Off

Tsarskoe Selo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mechislav Bashkirtsev got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, Aleksandr Lisovenko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arkoper's supporters rose to their feet, but Aleksandr Lisovenko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vitaliy Chichko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 4th minute Klim Dzhigit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitaliy Chichko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vitaliy Chichko was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Klim Dzhigit capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Klim Dzhigit really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Vasiliy Agakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Vitaliy Chichko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 2-0 became the score in the 17th minute when Vasiliy Agakov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Arseniy Borisov fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Petropavlovsk-Kamch.'s protests and gave Arseniy Borisov a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Arkoper booed when Petropavlovsk-Kamch. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arseniy Borisov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Klim Dzhigit came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Arkoper 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 Klim Dzhigit couldn't finish the play. If Vasiliy Agakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Grigoriy Blokhin hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Vasiliy Agakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitaliy Chichko having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vasiliy Agakov got free with Vitaliy Chichko in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vitaliy Chichko was a little too slow when Mark Suvorov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 3-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Klim Dzhigit in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitaliy Chichko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vasiliy Agakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Klim Dzhigit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Vitaliy Chichko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Klim Dzhigit was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes, Denis Belyaev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arkoper and the Petropavlovsk-Kamch. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Denis Belyaev hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. 58 minutes into the game, Vasiliy Agakov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arkoper's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Petropavlovsk-Kamch. the free kick. The supporters of Petropavlovsk-Kamch. booed when Arkoper was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vasiliy Agakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Arkoper's Vasiliy Agakov, in the 62nd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Arkoper. 64 minutes into the match, Petropavlovsk-Kamch.'s goal looked a bit too open when Klim Dzhigit came free, but Vitaliy Chichko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Vasiliy Agakov came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Arkoper 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 Vasiliy Agakov couldn't finish the play. Vitaliy Chichko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vasiliy Agakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Vitaliy Chichko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klim Dzhigit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vitaliy Chichko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Belyaev in the 78th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Petropavlovsk-Kamch.'s goal looked a bit too open when Klim Dzhigit came free, but Vitaliy Chichko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Grigoriy Blokhin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the game, Vasiliy Agakov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Vitaliy Chichko was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vitaliy Chichko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasiliy Agakov in the 90th minute of play. Vasiliy Agakov scored 6-0 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vitaliy Chichko, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. There was no doubt that Arkoper were the better team. Arkoper's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.