League Play-Off

Stadion Abakan
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Boris Kostin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With an all-out effort, Abakan FC's Fedor Esipov threw himself towards the right post 9 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kazemir Chkalov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Boris Kostin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kirill Agranovskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitaliy Isakov having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Boris Kostin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Abakan FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Daniil Galkin hit a great ball. When Boris Kostin came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Orenburg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Boris Kostin couldn't finish the play. If Kirill Agranovskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kirill Agranovskiy in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitaliy Isakov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vitaliy Isakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Kostin in the 33rd minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Konstantin Tupihin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Abakan FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Orenburg the free kick. A collision led to Abakan FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Konstantin Tupihin hit a great ball. Kirill Agranovskiy struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Vitaliy Isakov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Orenburg. In the 38th minute, Yuriy Kokaev made a precise shot to the right of Fedor Esipov. Orenburg's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Boris Kostin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitaliy Isakov having to interfere. Abakan FC's Vitaliy Isakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maksimilian Belash in the 45th minute of play. Vitaliy Isakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maksimilian Belash, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kazemir Chkalov to strike the kick off in the second half. Boris Kostin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orenburg's Kirill Agranovskiy came free and shot a quick shot against goal 57 minutes in the game, fortunately Vitaliy Isakov had problems saving as it came toward the left post. After 58 minutes, Aleksey Andreichik mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Abakan FC and the Orenburg players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Abakan FC's Aleksey Andreichik got a free kick in the 58th minute. The supporters of Abakan FC booed when Orenburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boris Kostin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kirill Agranovskiy hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Aleksey Andreichik kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Vitaliy Isakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boris Kostin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boris Kostin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitaliy Isakov having to interfere. Vitaliy Isakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Kostin in the 80th minute of play. In the last second Vitaliy Isakov throw himself and got hold of the ball when Boris Kostin in the 80thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After having played for 82 minutes, Boris Kostin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Orenburg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boris Kostin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vitaliy Isakov made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Kirill Agranovskiy sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Abakan FC booed when Orenburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maksimilian Belash didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oleg Kalashnikov hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Kirill Agranovskiy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vitaliy Isakov having to make a save.