League Play-Off

Finsciy Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aleksandr Lytkin got the match started through his kick off. Evgeniy Drin hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. When Ippolit Akunin fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Port's protests and gave Ippolit Akunin a yellow card for diving instead. Ippolit Akunin hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute of the match Vladimir Ermakov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ilya Shvedov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Valentin Terentiev struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Andrey Poltavskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Port. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Port! The referee gave Armavir a penalty, 20 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Vladimir Ermakov, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Port's Ilya Shvedov. 0-1. Ilya Shvedov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandr Lytkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aleksandr Lytkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilya Shvedov having to interfere. Evgeniy Drin kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After having played for 34 minutes, Vladimir Saruhanov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Armavir's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladimir Saruhanov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 36th minute Aleksandr Lytkin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilya Shvedov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Terentiev in the 39th minute of play forced Armavir's goalkeeper Andrey Poltavskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladimir Saruhanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ilya Shvedov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandr Lytkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilya Shvedov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandr Lytkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armavir's Andrey Poltavskiy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Armavir from getting a goal against them. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Armavir's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ernest Kerzhakov was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Port's players had a chance to rest. Ernest Kerzhakov made a great header on FC Port's corner, it was just that Armavir's Andrey Poltavskiy managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, FC Port's Ippolit Akunin got a free kick in the 60th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 64 minutes, Ilya Shvedov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, FC Port's Dmitriy Mavros got a free kick in the 65th minute. Valentin Terentiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Evgeniy Drin fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Armavir's protests and gave Evgeniy Drin a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Armavir getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Evgeniy Drin hit a great ball. When Grigoriy Nikodimov fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Armavir's protests and gave Grigoriy Nikodimov a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Armavir getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Grigoriy Nikodimov hit a great ball. Andrey Poltavskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Terentiev in the 72nd minute of play. Andrey Poltavskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Terentiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Aleksandr Lytkin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ilya Shvedov, 0-2. The audience was convinced that Valentin Terentiev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrey Poltavskiy was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. After 84 minutes of play FC Port's Ippolit Akunin was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, FC Port's Ippolit Akunin got a free kick in the 85th minute. Ilya Shvedov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksandr Lytkin in the 89th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Port's Valentin Terentiev got a free kick in the 90th minute. Aleksandr Lytkin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ilya Shvedov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Armavir eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.