League Play-Off

Stadion Belgorod
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Belgorod HC's Valeriy Pakhomov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Valeriy Pakhomov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Nil Gudim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dmitriy Zyazikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute, Eduard Shurinov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kurgan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Nil Gudim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeriy Pakhomov in the 21st minute of the match. With a little luck, Kurgan's Nil Gudim got control of the ball when Valeriy Pakhomov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Timofey Lyudogoskiy hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. After 31 played minutes, Belgorod HC's Adrian Belyaev shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nil Gudim 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 Belgorod HC reached it. If Dmitriy Zyazikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eduard Shurinov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Belgorod HC's Matvey Pshenitsin got control of the ball when Dmitriy Zyazikov tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Belgorod HC's Matvey Pshenitsin got control of the ball when Dmitriy Zyazikov tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 68th minute, Belgorod HC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Dmitriy Zyazikov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 72 played minutes Belgorod HC got a freekick which was hit by Gleb Malafeev. 75 minutes into the match, Belgorod HC's goal looked a bit too open when Eduard Shurinov came free, but Matvey Pshenitsin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dmitriy Zyazikov took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matvey Pshenitsin. Matvey Pshenitsin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 90 minutes into the match, Kurgan's goal looked a bit too open when Valeriy Pakhomov came free, but Nil Gudim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eduard Shurinov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matvey Pshenitsin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. Valeriy Pakhomov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Nil Gudim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Kurgan supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Kurgan would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.