League Play-Off

Stadion Novomoskovsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Innokentiy Bragin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Filimon Krivko spun around in front of the goal 9 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Novomoskovsk's goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filimon Krivko in the 17th minute of play forced Novomoskovsk's goalkeeper Mikhail Chukmasov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filimon Krivko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Mikhail Chukmasov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Innokentiy Bragin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mikhail Chukmasov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artem Bylinskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Artem Vovchuk 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. Vadim Komissarov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Artem Vovchuk in the 35th minute. After a defensive mix-up in ФК Алексин's zone, Artem Vovchuk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vadim Komissarov came out of the goal and Artem Vovchuk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roman Belousov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikhail Chukmasov having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Innokentiy Bragin in the 44th minute of play forced Novomoskovsk's goalkeeper Mikhail Chukmasov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, ФК Алексин's goal looked a bit too open when Vyacheslav Khokhlov came free, but Vadim Komissarov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mikhail Chukmasov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Innokentiy Bragin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vyacheslav Khokhlov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Innokentiy Bragin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Vyacheslav Khokhlov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Innokentiy Bragin came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the ФК Алексин 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 Innokentiy Bragin couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Novomoskovsk getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Kazemir Sarapkin hit a great ball. Filimon Krivko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 74 played minutes Novomoskovsk got a freekick which was hit by German Vorobiev. When Dmitriy Kolobov fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ФК Алексин's protests and gave Dmitriy Kolobov a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Novomoskovsk booed when ФК Алексин was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dmitriy Kolobov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vadim Komissarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vyacheslav Khokhlov in the 77th minute of the match. Vyacheslav Khokhlov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vadim Komissarov having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ivan Vlasov during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ФК Алексин getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Ivan Vlasov hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vyacheslav Khokhlov in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vadim Komissarov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aleksey Karpovskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Innokentiy Bragin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mikhail Chukmasov. That made the score 0-1 in the 91 minute of play. When the match was over ФК Алексин could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Novomoskovsk throughout the match.