League Play-Off

Stadion Volzhsky
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Anton Shvidchenko started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Natan Sokolov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruslan Kornilov, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Vyacheslav Shiryaev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Shvidchenko in the 6th minute of play. 8 minutes into the game, Aleksandr Ezyngi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Natan Sokolov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vyacheslav Shiryaev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Shvidchenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 15th match minute, Volzhsky FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boris Scherbakov to maneuver through the defense. Vyacheslav Shiryaev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arkadiy Tsydynzhapov went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Volzhsky FC's Vyacheslav Shiryaev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Shvidchenko in the 20th minute of play. 23 minutes into the game, Aleksandr Ezyngi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Natan Sokolov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 26th minute, Ruslan Kornilov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Natan Sokolov. The goal made the score 4-1. In the 29th minute, Volzhsky FC's Boris Scherbakov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-1. After some careless play in the Lipetsk FC defense, Ruslan Kornilov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Natan Sokolov. The Lipetsk FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Natan Sokolov should have stopped the shot. Aleksandr Ezyngi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Natan Sokolov firmly grabbed it by the left post. Natan Sokolov made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Ruslan Kornilov sent off a good shot on target. Natan Sokolov didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 41st minute, which inside left pole to 7-1. Natan Sokolov made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Aleksandr Ezyngi sent off a good shot on target. Lipetsk FC's Natan Sokolov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boris Scherbakov in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute Yuriy Zatevakhin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natan Sokolov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yuriy Zatevakhin made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Yuriy Zatevakhin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Volzhsky FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Yuriy Zatevakhin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Natan Sokolov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Natan Sokolov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruslan Kornilov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th match minute, Lipetsk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 尹轩适 to maneuver through the defense. After 60 played minutes Efim Kalinin shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Lipetsk FC's Natan Sokolov to catch but Efim Kalinin was lucky. It became 9-1 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Boris Scherbakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Natan Sokolov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Boris Borodyuk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Vyacheslav Shiryaev made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Lipetsk FC's Anton Shvidchenko slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vyacheslav Shiryaev. That made the score 9-2 after 76 minutes of play. In the 80th minute, Boris Borodyuk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 81 played minutes Lipetsk FC got a freekick which was hit by Arkadiy Drozdov. Lipetsk FC's Natan Sokolov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efim Kalinin in the 83rd minute of play. Vasiliy Kuznetsov struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Vyacheslav Shiryaev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lipetsk FC. Yuriy Zatevakhin took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Natan Sokolov. Natan Sokolov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-2. 96 minutes into the game, Volzhsky FC's Aleksandr Ezyngi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Natan Sokolov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 11-2. When the referee ended the match the Volzhsky FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.