League Play-Off

Mytishchi
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vladislav Pisakhov kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Tomsk FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Ilya Zherebko hit a great ball. When Nikolay Guschin came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Спартак Нальчик 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 Nikolay Guschin couldn't finish the play. In the 10th minute, David Butov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Спартак Нальчик fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Dmitriy Ryurikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Timur Konstantinov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Petr Strogalschikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 22 minutes, Dmitriy Ryurikov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tomsk FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dmitriy Ryurikov 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 24th match minute, Tomsk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grigoriy Koptsev to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Timur Konstantinov during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Timur Konstantinov kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. David Butov in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Petr Strogalschikov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tomsk FC's Dmitriy Ryurikov got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dmitriy Ryurikov kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Petr Strogalschikov made an important save on a dangerous shot by David Butov in the 42nd minute. If Timur Konstantinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 46 minutes into the match, Tomsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Timur Konstantinov came free, but Petr Strogalschikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ilya Zherebko during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Tomsk FC's Ilya Zherebko got a free kick in the 47th minute. 48 minutes into the match, Tomsk FC's goalkeeper Petr Strogalschikov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Butov. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Timur Konstantinov was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute David Butov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petr Strogalschikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Butov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Petr Strogalschikov having to make a save. Petr Strogalschikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timur Konstantinov in the 56th minute of play. Timur Konstantinov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Petr Strogalschikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Tomsk FC defense, David Butov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Petr Strogalschikov. The Tomsk FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Petr Strogalschikov should have stopped the shot. If Mark Rybakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 68 played minutes Спартак Нальчик got a freekick which was hit by Martyn Evseev. Dmitriy Ryurikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dmitriy Ryurikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Спартак Нальчик's goalkeeper Mechislav Subbotin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tomsk FC's Petr Strogalschikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Butov in the 85th minute of play. Petr Strogalschikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timur Konstantinov in the 90th minute of play. Mechislav Subbotin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladislav Pisakhov in the 93rd minute of play. Спартак Нальчик's Mark Rybakov got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Спартак Нальчик's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.