League Play-Off

Stadion Velikiy Novg
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Veniamin Budoragin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th match minute, Real Volgograd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Mozolin to maneuver through the defense. Nikanor Bolbotunov hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 9 minutes into the match, Veniamin Budoragin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vitaliy Bagirov. Velikiy Novgorod FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Veniamin Budoragin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Wim Theuws took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikhail Koval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the match, Real Volgograd's goalkeeper Wim Theuws had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rostislav Yudin. If Aleksey Timofeev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 23 minutes in the game, Yaroslav Kolobov fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Wim Theuws having to interfere. Mikhail Koval charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mikhail Koval the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mikhail Koval kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. When Matvey Sulakvelidze fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Velikiy Novgorod FC's protests and gave Matvey Sulakvelidze a yellow card for diving instead. In the 27th minute, Matvey Sulakvelidze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ilya Budozhapov's late challenge caught a Real Volgograd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ilya Budozhapov helped the player get up and apologised. Ilya Budozhapov kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 35thth minute of the game Veniamin Budoragin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Velikiy Novgorod FC's Vitaliy Bagirov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 37 minutes, Korneliusz Cwojdak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Volgograd and the Velikiy Novgorod FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 37th match minute, Real Volgograd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Korneliusz Cwojdak to maneuver through the defense. If Dmitriy Elegechev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Aleksey Timofeev made the kick off in the second half. Veniamin Budoragins short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Vitaliy Bagirov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Yaroslav Kolobov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Wim Theuws tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Real Volgograd's Wim Theuws played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksey Timofeev in the 61st minute of play. Real Volgograd's Wim Theuws played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksey Timofeev in the 63rd minute of play. Yaroslav Kolobov took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wim Theuws. Wim Theuws dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Veniamin Budoragin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vitaliy Bagirov came out and tried to block the shot, but Veniamin Budoragin slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 75th minute. In the 78th minute, Veniamin Budoragin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Veniamin Budoragin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maksim Gorbachev, 83 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. Korneliusz Cwojdak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Vitaliy Bagirov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Veniamin Budoragin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Volgograd's supporters rose to their feet, but Veniamin Budoragin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vitaliy Bagirov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Mikhail Koval had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Real Volgograd were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Velikiy Novgorod FC's much stronger midfield.