League Play-Off

Irkutsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 3 minutes of play, Orekhovo-Zuevo's Nikolay Dubrowski made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anatoliy Baburov was left in no man's land by his defense there! 6 minutes into the match, Nikolay Dubrowski notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Irkutsk FC's Anatoliy Baburov. Anatoliy Baburov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Anatoliy Baburov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Semen Mikhailov in the 14th minute of play. Anatoliy Baburov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikolay Dubrowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 16 minutes into the game, Orekhovo-Zuevo's Nikolay Dubrowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anatoliy Baburov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 19 minutes into the match, Boris Balmasov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Grigoriy Kolesnikov. Orekhovo-Zuevo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Boris Balmasov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Anatoliy Baburov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikolay Dubrowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 27 minutes into the game, Filimon Lavrikov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Anatoliy Baburov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nikolay Dubrowski took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anatoliy Baburov. Anatoliy Baburov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. 38 minutes into the match, Irkutsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nikolay Dubrowski came free, but Anatoliy Baburov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anatoliy Baburov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vsevolod Larin, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vsevolod Larin in the 44th minute of play forced Irkutsk FC's goalkeeper Anatoliy Baburov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Boris Balmasov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dmitriy Abramov charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dmitriy Abramov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 55 played minutes Irkutsk FC got a freekick which was hit by Dmitriy Abramov. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikolay Dubrowski in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anatoliy Baburov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Semen Mikhailov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Anatoliy Baburov made a huge save. Anatoliy Baburov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kirill Zhulin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Danil Loginov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Anatoliy Baburov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Nikolay Dubrowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Orekhovo-Zuevo's supporters rose to their feet, but Nikolay Dubrowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anatoliy Baburov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Konstantin Akhmatov fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Irkutsk FC's protests and gave Konstantin Akhmatov a yellow card for diving instead. Konstantin Akhmatov kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. A collision led to Irkutsk FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Konstantin Akhmatov hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikolay Dubrowski in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anatoliy Baburov saved Irkutsk FC from getting behind. Filimon Lavrikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anatoliy Baburov having to interfere. Anatoliy Baburov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nikolay Dubrowski's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute Nikolay Dubrowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anatoliy Baburov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikolay Dubrowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Anatoliy Baburov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 87 played minutes Irkutsk FC got a freekick which was hit by Dmitriy Abramov. In the 92nd minute, Orekhovo-Zuevo's Vsevolod Larin dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-6. Orekhovo-Zuevo's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.