League Play-Off

Stadion Kaluga
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valeriy Orekhov started the match with the kick off. Pavel Livshits took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stepan Pereturin. Stepan Pereturin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. If Valeriy Orekhov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pavel Livshits in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stepan Pereturin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pavel Livshits received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Stepan Pereturin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valeriy Orekhov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Stepan Pereturin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kaluga's goalkeeper Stepan Pereturin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 21st minute Zinoviy Bachurin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stepan Pereturin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stepan Pereturin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valeriy Orekhov, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Stepan Pereturin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavel Livshits in the 24th minute of play. Pavel Livshits struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Stepan Pereturin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yakutsk FC. Kaluga's Stepan Pereturin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valeriy Orekhov in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute Valeriy Orekhov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stepan Pereturin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stepan Pereturin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valeriy Orekhov, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Stepan Pereturin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantin Krylov in the 38th minute of play. Valeriy Orekhov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Stepan Pereturin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd minute Valeriy Orekhov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stepan Pereturin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Yakutsk FC's Pavel Livshits got a free kick in the 46th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zinoviy Guns to make the kick off. Valeriy Orekhov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stepan Pereturin having to interfere. Pavel Livshits sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valeriy Orekhov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Stepan Pereturin made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Valeriy Orekhov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Yakutsk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Valeriy Orekhov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stepan Pereturin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pavel Livshits got free with Stepan Pereturin in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Andrey Vorobiev fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kaluga's protests and gave Andrey Vorobiev a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Kaluga's Andrey Vorobiev got a free kick in the 77th minute. Kaluga's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Valeriy Orekhov 87 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-2. In the 92nd minute Valeriy Orekhov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stepan Pereturin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Kaluga's goalkeeper Stepan Pereturin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zinoviy Bachurin. When the match was over Yakutsk FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Kaluga throughout the match.