League Play-Off

Stadion Naberezhnye
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nikolay Bernatskiy got the match started through his kick off. Sergey Moiseev hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute Klim Bichevskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Klim Mamontov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Naberezhnye Chelny's goal looked a bit too open when Klim Bichevskiy came free, but Klim Mamontov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Novorossiysk's goal looked a bit too open when Nikolay Bernatskiy came free, but Aleksey Yakhontov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrey Magidov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 23 played minutes Novorossiysk got a freekick which was hit by Veniamin Charnovskiy. Aleksey Yakhontov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nikolay Bernatskiy's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Arseniy Perevezentsev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Aleksey Yakhontov made a huge save. In the 32nd minute, Nikolay Bernatskiy fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Aleksey Yakhontov, passed just outside the right post. In the 34th minute, Andrey Magidov 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. Klim Bichevskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Klim Mamontov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, Klim Bichevskiy notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Naberezhnye Chelny's Klim Mamontov. Klim Mamontov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kirill Orlov hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Nikolay Bernatskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 44 minutes into the game, Naberezhnye Chelny's Arseniy Perevezentsev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aleksey Yakhontov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Klim Bichevskiy to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Naberezhnye Chelny getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Sergey Moiseev hit a great ball. If Andrey Magidov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Klim Bichevskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Klim Mamontov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andrey Magidov struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Klim Mamontov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Novorossiysk. 63 minutes into the match, Naberezhnye Chelny's goal looked a bit too open when Klim Bichevskiy came free, but Klim Mamontov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute, Arseniy Perevezentsev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aleksey Yakhontov was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. A collision led to Naberezhnye Chelny getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Nikolay Bernatskiy hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Naberezhnye Chelny's zone, Klim Bichevskiy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Klim Mamontov came out of the goal and Klim Bichevskiy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Klim Mamontov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klim Bichevskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute Andrey Magidov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Klim Mamontov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Klim Mamontov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrey Magidov in the 80th minute. Andrey Magidov struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Klim Mamontov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Novorossiysk. After a rather tough play, Naberezhnye Chelny's Orest Shalaev got a free kick in the 83rd minute. If Andrey Magidov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Arseniy Perevezentsev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 93 minutes into the match, Novorossiysk's goal looked a bit too open when Nikolay Bernatskiy came free, but Aleksey Yakhontov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the game, Anton Buinov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Novorossiysk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Naberezhnye Chelny the free kick. Anton Buinov hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikolay Bernatskiy in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aleksey Yakhontov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 98th minute, Nikolay Bernatskiy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Naberezhnye Chelny fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Naberezhnye Chelny's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.