League Play-Off

Novy Urengoy
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Semen Myasnikov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Aleksey Salagin's late challenge caught a Novy Urengoy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aleksey Salagin helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Engels HC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Aleksey Salagin hit a great ball. Semen Myasnikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Gerasim Burov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Semen Myasnikov 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. A collision led to Engels HC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Aleksey Salagin hit a great ball. Konstantin Gorbunov's shot from long distance in the 11th minute was not bad at all, but Engels HC's Gerasim Burov knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Vsevolod Galkov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gerasim Burov having to make a save. 14 minutes into the match, Engels HC's goal looked a bit too open when Semen Myasnikov came free, but Gerasim Burov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Vsevolod Galkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute Semen Myasnikov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerasim Burov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 28 minutes, Gerasim Burov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Vsevolod Galkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 36 in the game by Vsevolod Galkov from a close distance when the talented Gerasim Burov managed to make a qualified save. Engels HC's players were relieved. 43 minutes into the match, Novy Urengoy's goal looked a bit too open when Fedor Golovnitskiy came free, but Kirill Tarasov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute, Andrey Leonov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fedor Golovnitskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fedor Golovnitskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Kirill Tarasov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Semen Myasnikov was the one to do the kick off. Vsevolod Galkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 61 minutes into the match, Novy Urengoy's goal looked a bit too open when Egor Stepanov came free, but Kirill Tarasov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Egor Stepanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Tarasov having to interfere. Andrey Leonov kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. The supporters of Novy Urengoy booed when Engels HC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksey Salagin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, Semen Myasnikov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Semen Myasnikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerasim Burov having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrey Leonov in the 81st minute of play forced Engels HC's goalkeeper Gerasim Burov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Rudolf Boldyrev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 89 minutes into the match, Novy Urengoy's Vsevolod Galkov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gerasim Burov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 1-0 became the score in the 91st minute when Vsevolod Galkov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. There was no doubt that Novy Urengoy were the better team. Novy Urengoy's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.