League Play-Off

Stadion Tolyatti
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kirill Burykin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Petr Bannikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bratsk's goalkeeper Petr Bannikov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Petr Bannikov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kirill Burykin in the 11th minute. A collision led to Tolyatti FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Georgiy Zabuldygin hit a great ball. A collision led to Tolyatti FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Roman Nesterov hit a great ball. Filimon Trofimov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Filimon Trofimov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Petr Bannikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Petr Bannikov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kirill Burykin in the 32nd minute. Bratsk's Petr Bannikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Georgiy Zabuldygin in the 34th minute of play. With a little luck, Bratsk's Petr Bannikov got control of the ball when Kirill Burykin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Filimon Trofimov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Petr Bannikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bratsk's Petr Bannikov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Bratsk from getting a goal against them. Klim Nikitin's late challenge caught a Tolyatti FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Klim Nikitin helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Bratsk getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Klim Nikitin hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute, Filimon Trofimov 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. Yakov Bolshakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Abrashin having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Kirill Burykin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Petr Bannikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute Filimon Trofimov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petr Bannikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albert Abrashin made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Sergey Yakushev sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 64 minutes, Klim Nikitin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bratsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Klim Nikitin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Bratsk's Klim Nikitin got a free kick in the 67th minute. Dmitriy Romanov kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Albert Abrashin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evgeniy Vypusk in the 74th minute. Petr Bannikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kirill Burykin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filimon Trofimov struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Petr Bannikov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tolyatti FC. Filimon Trofimov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Albert Abrashin stood somewhat misplaced when Sergey Yakushev came free in front of goal and shot 0-1 to the left of him in the 87 minute. Sergey Yakushev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Albert Abrashin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. The Bratsk players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.