League Play-Off

Луга Арена
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Varlam Afanasenkov made the kick off which started today's match. Andrey Ishkin came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Cталкер's Evgeniy Yartsev. But to his dismay, Evgeniy Yartsev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. When Igor Batin came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Cталкер 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 Igor Batin couldn't finish the play. After 10 minutes, Mitrofan Teterin made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Dzerzhinsk FC's Andrey Ishkin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Varlam Afanasenkov struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Daniil Shevchenko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dzerzhinsk FC. Vladimir Mordvinov scored 3-0 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andrey Ishkin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Serafim Paranin fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dzerzhinsk FC's protests and gave Serafim Paranin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 32nd match minute, Dzerzhinsk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafim Paranin to maneuver through the defense. Egor Agafonov's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Andrey Ishkin - 5-0 was put on the score board in the 33rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evgeniy Antonov during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Dzerzhinsk FC's Evgeniy Antonov got a free kick in the 38th minute. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 39th minute, when Cталкер's Evgeniy Chalunovich after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Andrey Ishkin in Dzerzhinsk FC's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. A collision led to Cталкер getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Valentin Pavlov hit a great ball. Daniil Shevchenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gleb Pakhomov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 48th minute, Cталкер's Mitrofan Teterin dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 6-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mitrofan Teterin to make the kick off. The supporters of Cталкер booed when Dzerzhinsk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladislav Blokhin didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Vladimir Mordvinov came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Cталкер 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 Vladimir Mordvinov couldn't finish the play. After 64 played minutes Dzerzhinsk FC got a freekick which was hit by Veniamin Soloviev. Cталкер's Mitrofan Teterin got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Vladimir Mordvinov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrey Ishkin was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Varlam Afanasenkov took a quick shot and it went in 6-1 without a chance for Daniil Shevchenko to make any attempt to save it. Andrey Ishkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mitrofan Teterin in the 75th minute of the match. Andrey Ishkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mitrofan Teterin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cталкер's Mitrofan Teterin got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Mitrofan Teterin came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Cталкер 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 Mitrofan Teterin couldn't finish the play. 85 minutes into the game, Veniamin Soloviev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dzerzhinsk FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cталкер the free kick. In the 88th minute, Mitrofan Teterin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cталкер fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. Daniil Shevchenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Varlam Afanasenkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 95 minutes, Vladimir Mordvinov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cталкер's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladimir Mordvinov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cталкер's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.