League Play-Off

Stadion Volga
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Волга booed when ФК ТАЙГА was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anton Fadeev didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Zinoviy Koshelev managed to get in a good position for a shot. ФК ТАЙГА's supporters rose to their feet, but Zinoviy Koshelev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filimon Kozlov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Leonid Kazachenok showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dmitriy Hatsiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After a rather tough play, ФК ТАЙГА's Igor Suhenko got a free kick in the 18th minute. Leonid Kazachenok made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonid Kirichenko in the 24th minute. In the 27th minute Dmitriy Hatsiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonid Kazachenok saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 30th minute of the game. One of Волга:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ФК ТАЙГА:s goal. ФК ТАЙГА's Leonid Kazachenok played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dmitriy Hatsiev in the 39th minute of play. Dmitriy Hatsiev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonid Kazachenok having to interfere. When Leonid Kirichenko came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Волга 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 Leonid Kirichenko couldn't finish the play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dmitriy Hatsiev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Leonid Kazachenok took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dmitriy Hatsiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 52 minutes into the match, ФК ТАЙГА's goal looked a bit too open when Leonid Kirichenko came free, but Leonid Kazachenok reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Dmitriy Hatsiev 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. Leonid Kirichenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Konstantin Artamonov during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 57 played minutes ФК ТАЙГА got a freekick which was hit by Konstantin Artamonov. Leonid Kirichenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Leonid Kazachenok tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dmitriy Hatsiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maksim Popov during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Волга's Maksim Popov got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Leonid Kirichenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind ФК ТАЙГА's goalkeeper Leonid Kazachenok, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Filimon Kozlov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vyacheslav Ivanenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vyacheslav Ivanenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filimon Kozlov having to interfere. 77 minutes into the match, Волга's goal looked a bit too open when Vyacheslav Ivanenko came free, but Filimon Kozlov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vyacheslav Ivanenko in the 84th minute of play forced Волга's goalkeeper Filimon Kozlov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Gleb Beletskiy fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ФК ТАЙГА's protests and gave Gleb Beletskiy a yellow card for diving instead. Leonid Kirichenko 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. ФК ТАЙГА's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.