League Play-Off

Velikiy Novgorod
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kirill Shumilin made the kick off and thus started the match. Daniil Ivanischenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilya Deputatov having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Artur Gradskiy dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ilya Deputatov, 1-0. Igor Vasindin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilya Deputatov having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Minko in the 33rd minute of play forced Velikiy Novgorod FC's goalkeeper Viktor Malinovskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniil Ivanischenko during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute, Daniil Ivanischenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the game, Andrey Muravev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Velikiy Novgorod FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Voronezh HC the free kick. Andrey Muravev hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 37thth minute of the game Kirill Shumilin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Velikiy Novgorod FC's Viktor Malinovskiy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 40th play minutes Igor Vasindin shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Ilya Deputatov and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 46th minute Kirill Shumilin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viktor Malinovskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After 51 minutes, Oleg Golinskiy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Voronezh HC and the Velikiy Novgorod FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58thth minute of the game Igor Vasindin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Voronezh HC's Ilya Deputatov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Viktor Malinovskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kirill Shumilin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Kirill Afinogenov fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Velikiy Novgorod FC's protests and gave Kirill Afinogenov a yellow card for diving instead. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Velikiy Novgorod FC! The goalkeeper, Viktor Malinovskiy, was totally fooled by Voronezh HC's Stepan Komissarov, who 64 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Denis Minko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viktor Malinovskiy having to interfere. Igor Vasindin 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. In the 75th minute, Artur Gradskiy made a precise shot to the right of Ilya Deputatov. Voronezh HC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Igor Vasindin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilya Deputatov having to interfere. After 82 played minutes Voronezh HC got a freekick which was hit by Prokl Nikiforov. Igor Vasindin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot by Timofey Khomukha from long distance, 90 minutes into the match, got Viktor Malinovskiy's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 91st minute, Andrey Muravev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Igor Vasindin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Ilya Deputatov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Artur Gradskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Ilya Deputatov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oleg Golinskiy hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. Velikiy Novgorod FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.