League Play-Off

Sochi
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. Moisey Naumov started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Sochi's Albert Nevzorov got a free kick in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Shashkiy in the 10th minute of play forced Sochi's goalkeeper Nikolay Kazachenok to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Timofey Shiryaev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Dmitriy Krivonogov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yakutsk's Dmitriy Krivonogov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Yakutsk from getting a goal against them. Dmitriy Krivonogov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moisey Naumov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Yakutsk's goalkeeper Dmitriy Krivonogov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Timofey Shiryaev. Nikolay Kazachenok took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gleb Bumazhkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th match minute, Yakutsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Klim Gromov to maneuver through the defense. Sochi's Moisey Naumov managed to work through Yakutsk's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Moisey Naumov dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gleb Bumazhkov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Nikodimov in the 52nd minute of play forced Yakutsk's goalkeeper Dmitriy Krivonogov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 52nd minute, Mikhail Tkachuk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Valentin Shashkiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Moisey Naumov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Timofey Shiryaev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmitriy Krivonogov having to interfere. Sochi's Nikolay Kazachenok proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Sochi from getting a goal against them. Moisey Naumov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmitriy Krivonogov having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Valeriy Petrov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Timofey Shiryaev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75thth minute of the game Moisey Naumov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yakutsk's Dmitriy Krivonogov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Felix Kalashnikov charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felix Kalashnikov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 78 played minutes Yakutsk got a freekick which was hit by Klim Gromov. Albert Nevzorov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 79th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dmitriy Krivonogov. Yakutsk's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Yakutsk's Karp Bystrov shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 81st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Nikolay Kazachenok but with some difficulty. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Valentin Shashkiy put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Nikolay Kazachenok. In the 89thth minute of the game Moisey Naumov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yakutsk's Dmitriy Krivonogov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Moisey Naumov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmitriy Krivonogov having to interfere. Mikhail Tkachuk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Yakutsk eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.