League Play-Off

Stadion Nevinnomyssk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stanislav Muravev got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the game, German Vinogradov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Vladislav Muhin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 12 minutes into the match, Stanislav Muravev dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Timur Skvortsov, 1-1. The long shot by Vladlen Solomatin in the 16th minute really tested Timur Skvortsov's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 18 minutes, German Vinogradov made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Nevinnomyssk's Vladislav Muhin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Timur Skvortsov was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Mark Loginov. When Veniamin Shmakov came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Nevinnomyssk 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 Veniamin Shmakov couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 1-3 when German Vinogradov sped through Nevinnomyssk's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vladislav Muhin. When Spartak Iv's German Vinogradov in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nevinnomyssk's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Stanislav Muravev kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Timur Skvortsov. That made the score 2-3 in the 40 minute of play. When Stanislav Muravev came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Nevinnomyssk 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 Stanislav Muravev couldn't finish the play. Aleksey Izvekov struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Vladislav Muhin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Spartak Iv.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when German Vinogradov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Nevinnomyssk getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Artur Filyuk hit a great ball. When Aleksey Izvekov came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Spartak Iv 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 Aleksey Izvekov couldn't finish the play. Vitaliy Vladimirov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Vladislav Muhin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Vladislav Muhin managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when Spartak Iv's German Vinogradov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Denis Belov fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nevinnomyssk's protests and gave Denis Belov a yellow card for diving instead. After 76 played minutes Nevinnomyssk got a freekick which was hit by Denis Belov. During the 81st minute of the match Denis Belov completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Denis Belov a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 82nd match minute, Nevinnomyssk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Belov to maneuver through the defense. If German Vinogradov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Vitaliy Vladimirov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Spartak Iv's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.