League Play-Off

Perm
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ivan Mirkin kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petr Magomedbekov in the 3rd minute of play forced Perm FC's goalkeeper Kirill Shanskov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Mirkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernest Koldobanov having to interfere. Kirill Shanskov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petr Magomedbekov, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Perm FC's goal looked a bit too open when Petr Magomedbekov came free, but Kirill Shanskov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roman Domogarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 17 minutes into the match, Ivan Mirkin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ernest Koldobanov, 1-0. Ernest Koldobanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Mirkin in the 20th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the game, Daniil Novikov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Abakan FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Perm FC the free kick. A collision led to Abakan FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Daniil Novikov hit a great ball. Abakan FC's Ernest Koldobanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Mirkin in the 25th minute of play. Petr Magomedbekov took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kirill Shanskov. Kirill Shanskov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Roman Domogarov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Kirill Shanskov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abakan FC's Ernest Koldobanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Abakan FC from getting a goal against them. Ivan Mirkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivan Mirkin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ivan Mirkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Ernest Koldobanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ernest Koldobanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Mirkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After 46 played minutes Abakan FC got a freekick which was hit by Matvey Chebanyuk. In the 47th minute of the match Veniamin Grudnitskiy shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ernest Koldobanov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 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 wind increased when Petr Magomedbekov made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Perm FC's Kirill Shanskov got control of the ball when Daniil Novikov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Valeriy Vartazarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernest Koldobanov having to interfere. Petr Magomedbekov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abakan FC's Ernest Koldobanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Mirkin in the 68th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Roman Domogarov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kirill Shanskov, 2-2. Petr Magomedbekov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Shanskov having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Petr Magomedbekov in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kirill Shanskov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 86 played minutes Abakan FC got a freekick which was hit by Dmitriy Popov. If Petr Magomedbekov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.