League Play-Off

Stadion Penza
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Daniil Igin made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Vitaliy Gubanov sent off a good shot on target. Vitaliy Gubanov in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Daniil Igin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Sergey Zaitsev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Arseniy Abarinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Artem Belyavskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arseniy Abarinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Zaitsev in the 13th minute of play. Vitaliy Gubanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniil Igin having to interfere. In the 27th match minute, Balashikha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maksim Bugaev to maneuver through the defense. Demyan Hvostenko kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Daniil Igin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vsevolod Kostrov, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Albert Mityushkin to strike the kick off in the second half. Vitaliy Gubanov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Daniil Igin having to make a save. Daniil Igin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitaliy Gubanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After 65 played minutes Balashikha got a freekick which was hit by Maksim Bugaev. Arseniy Abarinov made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Sergey Zaitsev sent off a good shot on target. Fedor Burlyaev kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, Penza HC's goalkeeper Arseniy Abarinov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sergey Zaitsev. Daniil Igin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitaliy Gubanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. When the match had gone on for 97 minutes, Albert Mityushkin took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Arseniy Abarinov to make any attempt to save it. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.