League Play-Off

Stadion Neftekamsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Neftekamsk's Ippolit Elyutin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Fedor Klimov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Holoimov, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Klim Ozhogin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Andrey Karpin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th match minute, Neftekamsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oleg Muratov to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Neftekamsk getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Artem Gorevoy hit a great ball. Aleksandr Seliverstov, 18 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Gennadiy Belousov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrey Karpin having to interfere. Klim Ozhogin came free in the 28th minute and tried to tip the ball over Andrey Karpin, but to the joy of Neftekamsk's supporters the ball went over. When Heva's Gennadiy Belousov in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Neftekamsk's goalie prevented a goal. If Klim Ozhogin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Klim Ozhogin came free in the 36th minute and tried to tip the ball over Andrey Karpin, but to the joy of Neftekamsk's supporters the ball went over. After a defensive mix-up in Heva's zone, Artur Holoimov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fedor Klimov came out of the goal and Artur Holoimov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a long run with the ball, Klim Ozhogin did a trick in the 42nd minute in front of Neftekamsk's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 0-2. An impressive performance by Heva's Klim Ozhogin! Fedor Klimov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artur Holoimov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

In the 51st minute, Ippolit Elyutin 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. In the 54th match minute, Neftekamsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ippolit Elyutin to maneuver through the defense. Klim Ozhogin fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 57th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. If Klim Ozhogin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gennadiy Belousov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Andrey Karpin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Artur Holoimov 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. 85 minutes into the match, Artur Holoimov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fedor Klimov. Heva's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Artur Holoimov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Artur Holoimov fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 96th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. When the match was over Heva could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Neftekamsk throughout the match.