League Play-Off

Луга Арена
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Klim Borisov made the kick off and thus started the match. Oleg Gavrilov hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the match, Cталкер's Egor Agafonov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kirill Luzhkov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vladimir Mordvinov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Klim Borisov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniil Shevchenko having to interfere. Mitrofan Teterin succeeded in the game's 21st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in TOMSK's zone, Igor Batin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kirill Luzhkov came out of the goal and Igor Batin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kirill Luzhkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mitrofan Teterin in the 30th minute of play. Danila Fomenko took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Daniil Shevchenko. Daniil Shevchenko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Daniil Shevchenko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danila Fomenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. The supporters of TOMSK booed when Cталкер was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikhail Balzamov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Klim Borisov came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the TOMSK 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 Borisov couldn't finish the play. 40 minutes into the match, TOMSK's goal looked a bit too open when Mitrofan Teterin came free, but Kirill Luzhkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes in the game, Mitrofan Teterin fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Kirill Luzhkov having to interfere. Leonid Vasiliev hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The wind increased when Mitrofan Teterin made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mitrofan Teterin in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kirill Luzhkov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kirill Luzhkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mitrofan Teterin, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 59 played minutes Cталкер got a freekick which was hit by Mikhail Balzamov. Vladimir Mordvinov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Luzhkov having to interfere. Vladimir Mordvinov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kirill Luzhkov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. The Cталкер fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when Cталкер's Mitrofan Teterin 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 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Vladimir Mordvinov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kirill Luzhkov was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Igor Batin hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 76th minute, Cталкер's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Klim Borisov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 78 played minutes Cталкер got a freekick which was hit by Igor Batin. If Danila Fomenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. TOMSK's Kirill Luzhkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mitrofan Teterin in the 81st minute of play. Kirill Luzhkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mitrofan Teterin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Mitrofan Teterin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cталкер's supporters rose to their feet, but Mitrofan Teterin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kirill Luzhkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Danila Fomenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Klim Borisov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Cталкер fully deserved thier win.