League Play-Off

Stadion Saint Peters
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Valentin Nikulin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Vladimir Gnuchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maksim Pakulin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valentin Nikulin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Gnuchev having to interfere. Maksim Pakulin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Maksim Pakulin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Gnuchev having to interfere. In the 16th minute, Mikhail Ignashevich 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. After 21 minutes, Fedosey Makarov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Novomoskovsk FC and the ФК Ремонтное players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of ФК Ремонтное booed when Novomoskovsk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fedosey Makarov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anatoliy Gorlukovich had great luck who in the 25thth minute grab hold of the ball when Danil Loschinskiy from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 26 minutes into the game, Valentin Nikulin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Vladimir Gnuchev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vladimir Gnuchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Nikulin, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 37 minutes in the game, Danil Loschinskiy fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Anatoliy Gorlukovich having to interfere. When Novomoskovsk FC's Maksim Pakulin in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ФК Ремонтное's goalie prevented a goal. Novomoskovsk FC's Valentin Nikulin got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in ФК Ремонтное's zone, Maksim Pakulin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vladimir Gnuchev came out of the goal and Maksim Pakulin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Valentin Nikulin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladimir Gnuchev was relentless in the 44th minute of the game.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Danil Loschinskiy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Mikhail Ignashevich left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ФК Ремонтное fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Fedosey Makarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vladimir Gnuchev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Valentin Nikulin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 68 minute of play. Vladimir Gnuchev came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Novomoskovsk FC's Maksim Pakulin. But to his dismay, Maksim Pakulin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Vyacheslav Goliusov might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vladimir Gnuchev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vyacheslav Goliusov ran back to his position shaking his head. With his leg Vladimir Gnuchev managed to avoid a goal in the 80thth minute, when Novomoskovsk FC's Maksim Pakulin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Mikhail Ignashevich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filipp Kusakin during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Filipp Kusakin kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Nikulin in the 96th minute of play forced ФК Ремонтное's goalkeeper Vladimir Gnuchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Novomoskovsk FC played a much better game than ФК Ремонтное and deserved their victory. The ФК Ремонтное players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.