League Play-Off

Stadion Smolensk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Aleksey Alekseev made the kick off and thus started the match. 2 minutes into the game, Grigoriy Davydov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kiselevsk FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Smolensk the free kick. Grigoriy Davydov hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute, Aleksey Chernov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Smolensk's Vladimir Pisarev couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 7th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Kiselevsk FC. David Polyanskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danil Konarev having to interfere. When Aleksey Alekseev came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Smolensk 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 Alekseev couldn't finish the play. Aleksey Alekseev was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 13th minute. Smolensk's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Arseniy Chepelevskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Aleksey Alekseev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Danil Konarev was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Danil Konarev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksey Alekseev in the 31st minute of the match. David Polyanskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Danil Konarev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aleksey Alekseev was extremely unlucky when he, in the 37th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, David Polyanskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Smolensk's supporters rose to their feet, but David Polyanskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Danil Konarev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kirill Steklovskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

David Polyanskiy struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Danil Konarev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Smolensk. After some careless play in the Kiselevsk FC defense, David Polyanskiy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Danil Konarev. The Kiselevsk FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Danil Konarev should have stopped the shot. Danil Konarev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Polyanskiy in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Kiselevsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksey Alekseev came free, but Danil Konarev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Polyanskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aleksey Alekseev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aleksey Alekseev scored 3-0 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Danil Konarev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. David Polyanskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Danil Konarev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Danil Konarev came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Smolensk's David Polyanskiy. But to his dismay, David Polyanskiy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. In the 77th minute, Aleksey Alekseev made a precise shot to the right of Danil Konarev. Kiselevsk FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. David Polyanskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Danil Konarev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arseniy Chepelevskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Aleksey Alekseev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Danil Konarev was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. In the 95th minute Aleksey Alekseev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danil Konarev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There was no doubt that Smolensk were the better team. Smolensk's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.