League Play-Off

Barnaul
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anton Shvidchenko made the kick off which started today's match. FK Olympic's Rodion Nosikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Shvidchenko in the 4th minute of play. After 5 played minutes, Lipetsk FC's Marat Borzenko shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rodion Nosikov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Lipetsk FC reached it. Lipetsk FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 8th minute, when Oleg Filatov scored to the left of an out of position Natan Sokolov, making the score, 1-0. 13 minutes into the match, FK Olympic's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Shvidchenko came free, but Rodion Nosikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 14 minutes, Anton Shvidchenko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lipetsk FC and the FK Olympic players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 15th minute, Anton Shvidchenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Natan Sokolov made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Afanasiy Belnov sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, FK Olympic's Oleg Alferov got a free kick in the 19th minute. Rodion Nosikov 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 21st minute. Lipetsk FC's Vladimir Shiryaev got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anton Shvidchenko in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rodion Nosikov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rodion Nosikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Shvidchenko in the 30th minute of play. Natan Sokolov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikhail Tarutin in the 34th minute of the match. After having played for 36 minutes, Anton Shvidchenko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lipetsk FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anton Shvidchenko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 40 minutes into the match, Anton Shvidchenko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodion Nosikov. FK Olympic's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anton Shvidchenko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. FK Olympic's Rodion Nosikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Shvidchenko in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute Anton Shvidchenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodion Nosikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Mikhail Tarutin made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Artem Bondarev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 54th minute, Vladimir Shiryaev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 55 minutes into the match, FK Olympic's Rostislav Romanov broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 61st match minute, Lipetsk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimir Shiryaev to maneuver through the defense. In the 64thth minute of the game Afanasiy Belnov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lipetsk FC's Natan Sokolov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Shvidchenko in the 68th minute of play forced FK Olympic's goalkeeper Rodion Nosikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natan Sokolov 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 70th minute. In the 72nd minute Oleg Alferov 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. Vasiliy Kuznetsov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 73rd minute, Lipetsk FC's Anton Shvidchenko ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rodion Nosikov. Rodion Nosikov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. 2-2 became the score in the 79th minute when Mikhail Tarutin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. A collision led to FK Olympic getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Oleg Alferov hit a great ball. Natan Sokolov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afanasiy Belnov in the 88th minute of the match. Mikhail Tarutin took the ball and in the 92 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 3-3. Anton Shvidchenko got his second yellow card in the match during the 95th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Anton Shvidchenko kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match.