League Play-Off

Stadion Volzhsky
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Yuriy Zatevakhin was extremely unlucky when he, in the 7th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Rodion Nosikov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Boris Scherbakov's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Innokentiy Savin hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Yuriy Zatevakhin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vyacheslav Shiryaev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikhail Tarutin, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 0-1 became the score in the 17th minute when Afanasiy Belnov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Rodion Nosikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuriy Zatevakhin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oleg Filatov hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the game, Volzhsky FC's Aleksandr Ezyngi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rodion Nosikov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The supporters of Volzhsky FC booed when FK Olympic was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oleg Alferov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aleksandr Ezyngi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Rodion Nosikov made a huge save. FK Olympic's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Yuriy Zatevakhin 38 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. Yuriy Zatevakhin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodion Nosikov having to interfere. Yuriy Zatevakhin struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Rodion Nosikov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Volzhsky FC. If Aleksandr Ezyngi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FK Olympic's Rodion Nosikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuriy Zatevakhin in the 49th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mikhail Tarutin to make the kick off. FK Olympic's Rodion Nosikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuriy Zatevakhin in the 53rd minute of play. FK Olympic's Rodion Nosikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksandr Ezyngi in the 56th minute of play. The supporters of FK Olympic booed when Volzhsky FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boris Scherbakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. FK Olympic's Rodion Nosikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksandr Ezyngi in the 61st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Aleksandr Ezyngi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodion Nosikov was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. If Aleksandr Ezyngi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yuriy Zatevakhin took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rodion Nosikov. Rodion Nosikov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Aleksandr Ezyngi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Volzhsky FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Aleksandr Ezyngi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodion Nosikov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Volzhsky FC's Ruslan Kornilov got a free kick in the 76th minute. Yuriy Zatevakhin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Rodion Nosikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, Volzhsky FC's Aleksandr Ezyngi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodion Nosikov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Yuriy Zatevakhin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 90 minutes into the match, FK Olympic's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksandr Ezyngi came free, but Rodion Nosikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yuriy Zatevakhin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Volzhsky FC's Yuriy Zatevakhin in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK Olympic's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 97 minutes, Yuriy Zatevakhin put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Rodion Nosikov.