League Play-Off

Stadion Nazran
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Artur Sirakov started the match with the kick off. If Igor Kryuchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Artur Sirakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aleksandr Androsenko during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Aleksandr Androsenko kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. When Denis Rylkov came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Nazran 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 Denis Rylkov couldn't finish the play. Denis Rylkov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Daniil Denisevskiy having to make a save. After having played for 18 minutes, Artur Sirakov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nazran's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artur Sirakov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Denis Rylkov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zhukovsky's Daniil Denisevskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Sirakov in the 24th minute of play. Artur Sirakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Daniil Denisevskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Zhukovsky's goal looked a bit too open when Artur Sirakov came free, but Daniil Denisevskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Igor Kryuchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Litvinenko having to interfere. Innokentiy Dorovskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Valentin Litvinenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denis Rylkov in the 44thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Daniil Denisevskiy, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 47th minute, Vsevolod Agamirov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Igor Kryuchev was the one to do the kick off. Zhukovsky were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Nazran's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vsevolod Agamirov took the corner. The corner led to Zhukovsky's Innokentiy Dorovskiy getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After 59 played minutes Nazran got a freekick which was hit by Irakliy Volkov. After 60 played minutes, Zhukovsky's Vsevolod Agamirov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Valentin Litvinenko came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Zhukovsky reached it. If Denis Rylkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Rylkov in the 68th minute of play forced Zhukovsky's goalkeeper Daniil Denisevskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniil Denisevskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Rylkov in the 70th minute of the match. Artur Sirakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniil Denisevskiy having to interfere. Nazran's Valentin Litvinenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Kryuchev in the 77th minute of play. When Igor Kryuchev came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Zhukovsky 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 Kryuchev couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd minute, Aleksandr Androsenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniil Denisevskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Rylkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After 90 played minutes Zhukovsky got a freekick which was hit by Aleksandr Androsenko. Timur Zapesotskiy took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Daniil Denisevskiy. Zhukovsky's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Igor Kryuchev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zhukovsky's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Kryuchev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valentin Litvinenko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.