League Play-Off

Kyzyl
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vladimir Shkolnik kicked off to start the match. Yuriy Rossohin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Mikhail Nikolaev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes into the game, Kopeysk FC's Yuriy Rossohin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mikhail Nikolaev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. With a little luck, Kopeysk FC's Afanasiy Skuratov got control of the ball when Rostislav Scherbakov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rostislav Scherbakov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Afanasiy Skuratov firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rostislav Scherbakov got free with Afanasiy Skuratov in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vladimir Shkolnik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikhail Nikolaev having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Fakel FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Shkolnik came free, but Mikhail Nikolaev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rasul Kulikov was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Fakel FC's German Makovskiy got a free kick in the 54th minute. Kopeysk FC's Afanasiy Skuratov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rasul Kulikov in the 58th minute of play. Afanasiy Skuratov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rasul Kulikov in the 60th minute of the match. Yuriy Rossohin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Mikhail Nikolaev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vladimir Shkolnik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikhail Nikolaev having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Vladimir Shkolnik 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. If Rasul Kulikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timofey Muhin hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. If Rasul Kulikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yuriy Rossohin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mikhail Nikolaev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimir Shkolnik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.