League Play-Off

Машиностроитель™
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute Albert Kazakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Korzhov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anton Korzhov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikhail Maslov in the 8th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Vladimir Makeev could shoot a difficult shot in the 14th minute, which Vasiliy Nazarov however easily saved by the left post. Vasiliy Nazarov was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Vadim Lobanovskiy. In the 18th minute, Vladimir Makeev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ФК Экскаватортяжмашстрой™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 21 minutes into the game, Boris Kuznetsov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ФК Экскаватортяжмашстрой™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dzerzhinsk FC the free kick. Boris Kuznetsov hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 23rd match minute, ФК Экскаватортяжмашстрой™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vadim Lobanovskiy to maneuver through the defense. Mikhail Maslov struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Anton Korzhov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dzerzhinsk FC. Arkadiy Lazarev struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Vasiliy Nazarov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ФК Экскаватортяжмашстрой™. Arkadiy Lazarev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Igor Agapkin kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 45th minute Igor Siplivets shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Korzhov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Kazakov in the 46th minute of play forced ФК Экскаватортяжмашстрой™'s goalkeeper Anton Korzhov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mikhail Maslov was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Dzerzhinsk FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Igor Siplivets hit a great ball. Vasiliy Nazarov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arkadiy Lazarev's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Arkadiy Lazarev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Arkadiy Lazarev came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the ФК Экскаватортяжмашстрой™ 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 Arkadiy Lazarev couldn't finish the play. Vladimir Makeev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 60 minutes, Vladimir Makeev made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Dzerzhinsk FC's Vasiliy Nazarov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Vladimir Makeev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasiliy Nazarov having to interfere. Yaroslav Gratsilev might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vasiliy Nazarov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yaroslav Gratsilev ran back to his position shaking his head. Vasiliy Nazarov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vladimir Makeev went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arkadiy Lazarev in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vasiliy Nazarov saved Dzerzhinsk FC from getting behind. Yaroslav Gratsilev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 76 played minutes ФК Экскаватортяжмашстрой™ got a freekick which was hit by Boris Kuznetsov. After 83 played minutes Dzerzhinsk FC got a freekick which was hit by Irakliy Pchelikov. After 93 played minutes Dzerzhinsk FC got a freekick which was hit by Irakliy Pchelikov. There was no doubt that ФК Экскаватортяжмашстрой™ were the better team. ФК Экскаватортяжмашстрой™'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.