League Play-Off

Stadion Yoshkar-Ola
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Oleg Scherbatov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Yulian Kotov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Irakliy Antipov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yulian Kotov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vyacheslav Benediktov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislav Komlev in the 12th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yulian Kotov got free with Irakliy Antipov in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Oleg Scherbatov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Irakliy Antipov made a huge save. Modest Zmaevich scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vyacheslav Benediktov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Stanislav Komlev charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stanislav Komlev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Achinsk's Stanislav Komlev got a free kick in the 27th minute. Yulian Kotov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Irakliy Antipov firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oleg Scherbatov in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Irakliy Antipov saved Achinsk from getting behind. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Modest Zmaevich stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Modest Zmaevich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Modest Zmaevich blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vyacheslav Benediktov having to make a save. Irakliy Antipov didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Yoshkar-Ola FC's Yulian Kotov shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oleg Scherbatov in the 68th minute of play forced Achinsk's goalkeeper Irakliy Antipov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Timofey Vereschetin fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Achinsk's protests and gave Timofey Vereschetin a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Achinsk getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Timofey Vereschetin hit a great ball. Yulian Kotov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 76th minute Yulian Kotov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Irakliy Antipov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oleg Scherbatov in the 78th minute of play forced Achinsk's goalkeeper Irakliy Antipov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Anton Svetlov came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Yoshkar-Ola 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 Anton Svetlov couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Achinsk getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Modest Zmaevich hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Achinsk's zone, Yulian Kotov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Irakliy Antipov came out of the goal and Yulian Kotov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yulian Kotov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Oleg Scherbatov came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Yoshkar-Ola 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 Oleg Scherbatov couldn't finish the play. 89 minutes into the match, Yoshkar-Ola FC's Yulian Kotov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Irakliy Antipov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Achinsk's Irakliy Antipov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oleg Scherbatov in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd match minute, Achinsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Klim Demyanenko to maneuver through the defense. If Yulian Kotov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Yoshkar-Ola FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.