League Play-Off

Stadion Chita
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ilya Topilskiy started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Viktor Kvyat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Artur Sannikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mikhail Alenichev kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Chita FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ilya Topilskiy came free, but Artur Sannikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ilya Topilskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artur Sannikov was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. A collision led to FC Roma getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Vladislav Bogdanov hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the match, Chita FC's goal looked a bit too open when Viktor Kvyat came free, but Artur Sannikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Artur Sannikov came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by FC Roma's Anton Gorislavskiy. But to his dismay, Anton Gorislavskiy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 34th minute, Vyacheslav Butsinskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Petr Kanakhovich kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Artur Sannikov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Viktor Kvyat went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Viktor Kvyat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Sannikov having to interfere. If Viktor Kvyat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Viktor Kvyat might have been able to make a better finish in the 48th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Artur Sannikov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Viktor Kvyat ran back to his position shaking his head.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vyacheslav Butsinskiy to strike the kick off in the second half. If Ilya Topilskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 59 minutes, Viktor Kvyat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Roma's supporters crossed their fingers, but Viktor Kvyat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Viktor Kvyat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Artur Sannikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilya Topilskiy in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilya Topilskiy in the 69th minute of play forced Chita FC's goalkeeper Artur Sannikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the game, FC Roma's Viktor Kvyat nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Artur Sannikov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Artur Sannikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilya Topilskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilya Topilskiy in the 78th minute of play forced Chita FC's goalkeeper Artur Sannikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artur Sannikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilya Topilskiy in the 81st minute of the match. Ilya Topilskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Artur Sannikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Viktor Kvyat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Viktor Kvyat took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Artur Sannikov. Artur Sannikov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. 97 minutes into the game, FC Roma's Viktor Kvyat nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Artur Sannikov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. FC Roma played a much better game than Chita FC and deserved their victory. The Chita FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.