League Play-Off

Arianna
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yakov Logunov took the kick off in the first half of the match. David Bukharin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yakov Logunov, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Rostislav Anisimov kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Artem Kresko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oleg Nekrasov having to interfere. Danila Belarev might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over David Bukharin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Danila Belarev ran back to his position shaking his head. Yakov Logunov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Bukharin having to interfere. Vladimir Chernov's late challenge caught a Alfa-Titan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vladimir Chernov helped the player get up and apologised. Leninsk-Kuznetsky HC's Artem Kresko got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gennadiy Polosov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Igor Gerasimov hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. When Gennadiy Polosov came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Leninsk-Kuznetsky HC 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 Gennadiy Polosov couldn't finish the play. David Bukharin made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Danila Belarev sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Leninsk-Kuznetsky HC defense, Yakov Logunov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of David Bukharin. The Leninsk-Kuznetsky HC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that David Bukharin should have stopped the shot. 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 1-0.

54 minutes into the match, Artem Kresko dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Oleg Nekrasov, 1-1. 60 minutes into the match, Alfa-Titan's goal looked a bit too open when Artem Kresko came free, but Oleg Nekrasov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Leninsk-Kuznetsky HC's Artem Kresko slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Oleg Nekrasov. That made the score 1-2 after 61 minutes of play. Ippolit Lapin kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Yakov Logunov struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. David Bukharin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alfa-Titan. David Bukharin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yakov Logunov in the 81st minute of the match. Yaromir Zbruev charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yaromir Zbruev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 93 minutes into the match, Gennadiy Polosov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oleg Nekrasov. Alfa-Titan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gennadiy Polosov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Leninsk-Kuznetsky HC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.