League Play-Off

Balakovo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maksim Kruglov started the match with the kick off. When Roman Kobelyatskiy fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Balakovo's protests and gave Roman Kobelyatskiy a yellow card for diving instead. Roman Kobelyatskiy hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Kamensk-Uralsky FC's Vsevolod Pereslavtsev got a free kick in the 7th minute. A hard shot 9 in the game by Vasiliy Suhanov from a close distance when the talented Georgiy Ignashevich managed to make a qualified save. Kamensk-Uralsky FC's players were relieved. Georgiy Ignashevich showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maksim Kruglov, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Gennadiy Toktakhunov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Yakov Boreiko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maksim Kruglov in the 21st minute of play forced Kamensk-Uralsky FC's goalkeeper Georgiy Ignashevich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Georgiy Ignashevich stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maksim Kruglov's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Yakov Boreiko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gennadiy Toktakhunov, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Vasiliy Suhanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maksim Kruglov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Georgiy Ignashevich read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Vasiliy Suhanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Georgiy Ignashevich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Kamensk-Uralsky FC's goal looked a bit too open when Maksim Kruglov came free, but Georgiy Ignashevich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kamensk-Uralsky FC's Georgiy Ignashevich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maksim Kruglov in the 42nd minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Kamensk-Uralsky FC's goal looked a bit too open when Maksim Kruglov came free, but Georgiy Ignashevich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Maksim Kruglov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gennadiy Toktakhunov to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Igor Sartakov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Gennadiy Toktakhunov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yakov Boreiko was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Kirill Polevitskiy hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kamensk-Uralsky FC's zone, Vasiliy Suhanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Georgiy Ignashevich came out of the goal and Vasiliy Suhanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 63 minutes into the match, Kamensk-Uralsky FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vasiliy Suhanov came free, but Georgiy Ignashevich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Maksim Kruglov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kamensk-Uralsky FC's Georgiy Ignashevich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasiliy Suhanov in the 70th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Kamensk-Uralsky FC's Leonid Orlov got a free kick in the 74th minute. It was beautiful to see Balakovo's Zinoviy Goldovskiy in action when he in the 76th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Gennadiy Toktakhunov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yakov Boreiko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vsevolod Pereslavtsev in the 82nd minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Roman Kobelyatskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 84 played minutes Kamensk-Uralsky FC got a freekick which was hit by Nikolay Medvedev. 85 minutes into the match, Kamensk-Uralsky FC's goal looked a bit too open when Maksim Kruglov came free, but Georgiy Ignashevich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Georgiy Ignashevich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Kobelyatskiy in the 89th minute of the match. Vasiliy Suhanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georgiy Ignashevich having to interfere. Georgiy Ignashevich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maksim Kruglov in the 96th minute of the match.