League Play-Off

Stadion Nizhnevartov
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mark Zavyalov got the match started through his kick off. Nizhnevartovsk HC's Filimon Bestemyanov came free and shot a quick shot against goal 3 minutes in the game, fortunately Gennadiy Borovoy had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Cheboksary FC's Gennadiy Borovoy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Cheboksary FC from getting a goal against them. In the 7thth minute of the game Mark Zavyalov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cheboksary FC's Gennadiy Borovoy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Nizhnevartovsk HC booed when Cheboksary FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Semen Kirichenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filimon Bestemyanov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Vladimir Gofshtein fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cheboksary FC's protests and gave Vladimir Gofshtein a yellow card for diving instead. Vladimir Gofshtein hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Timofey Bondarev during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Timofey Bondarev hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Stepan Lyubovtsev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oleg Makkaev, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After a rather tough play, Cheboksary FC's Semen Kirichenko got a free kick in the 24th minute. Oleg Golubev was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 25th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Gennadiy Borovoy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Zavyalov in the 26th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Oleg Makkaev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stepan Lyubovtsev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Nizhnevartovsk HC's Mark Zavyalov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gennadiy Borovoy. Gennadiy Borovoy yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 37 minutes into the match, Nizhnevartovsk HC's goal looked a bit too open when Yakov Bolotov came free, but Stepan Lyubovtsev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oleg Makkaev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Filimon Bestemyanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Cheboksary FC getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Semen Kirichenko hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yakov Bolotov was the one to do the kick off. Filimon Bestemyanov 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Zavyalov in the 61st minute of play forced Cheboksary FC's goalkeeper Gennadiy Borovoy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filimon Bestemyanov struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Gennadiy Borovoy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nizhnevartovsk HC. The audience was convinced that Filimon Bestemyanov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gennadiy Borovoy was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. After 71 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cheboksary FC! In the 72nd minute there was a penalty for Nizhnevartovsk HC. Oleg Golubev stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gennadiy Borovoy. 3-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mark Zavyalov in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gennadiy Borovoy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 82 minutes, Filimon Bestemyanov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nizhnevartovsk HC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filimon Bestemyanov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Filimon Bestemyanov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gennadiy Borovoy was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Gennadiy Borovoy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Zavyalov in the 87th minute of the match. The supporters of Cheboksary FC booed when Nizhnevartovsk HC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Innokentiy Strizhenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cheboksary FC's Gennadiy Borovoy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Zavyalov in the 97th minute of play. Mark Zavyalov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Nizhnevartovsk HC had played much better football throughout.