League Play-Off

Stadion Kyzyl
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Petr Antonov got the match started through his kick off. 1-1 became the score in the 8th minute when Andrey Borisov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 19thth minute of the game Gennadiy Izvekov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kyzyl's Bogdan Fialkovskiy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Irakliy Barskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Malakhov, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After 31 played minutes Nizhnekamsk got a freekick which was hit by Yuriy Krylenkov. Dmitriy Dobrolyubov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrey Borisov got free with Irakliy Barskiy in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gennadiy Izvekov struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Bogdan Fialkovskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nizhnekamsk. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Petr Ashanin charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Petr Ashanin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Nizhnekamsk getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Petr Ashanin hit a great ball. In the 61st minute, Dmitriy Dobrolyubov made a precise shot to the right of Irakliy Barskiy. Nizhnekamsk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Andrey Borisov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Nizhnekamsk's Anatoliy Lazarev got a free kick in the 65th minute. Nizhnekamsk's Irakliy Barskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Malakhov in the 67th minute of play. In the 67th match minute, Nizhnekamsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavel Etin to maneuver through the defense. If Artur Malakhov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Anatoliy Lazarev fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nizhnekamsk's protests and gave Anatoliy Lazarev a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Nizhnekamsk getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Anatoliy Lazarev hit a great ball. Kyzyl's Bogdan Fialkovskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petr Antonov in the 78th minute of play. After having played for 79 minutes, Andrey Borisov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kyzyl's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrey Borisov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kyzyl's Andrey Borisov got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Artur Malakhov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute, Artur Malakhov made a precise shot to the right of Irakliy Barskiy. Nizhnekamsk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. In the 92nd minute Artur Malakhov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Irakliy Barskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kyzyl walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.