League Play-Off

Stadion Kiselevsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sergey Labonin got the match started through his kick off. Sergey Labonin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Irakliy Kovalskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Petr Voishvillo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ernest Pyatkin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Elista's Irakliy Kovalskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergey Labonin in the 18th minute of play. Ernest Pyatkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petr Voishvillo in the 20th minute of the match. Sergey Labonin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Irakliy Kovalskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mikhail Alekseenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikhail Alekseenko in the 37th minute of play forced Kiselevsk FC's goalkeeper Ernest Pyatkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vsevolod Shelepin's late challenge caught a Elista's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vsevolod Shelepin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 37th match minute, Kiselevsk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vsevolod Shelepin to maneuver through the defense. Ernest Pyatkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikhail Alekseenko in the 39th minute of the match. If Mechislav Timofeev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sergey Labonin in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Irakliy Kovalskiy saved Elista from getting behind. Nikolay Piruev's late challenge caught a Kiselevsk FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nikolay Piruev helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Elista getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Nikolay Piruev hit a great ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Petr Voishvillo was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Elista's zone, Vsevolod Shelepin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Irakliy Kovalskiy came out of the goal and Vsevolod Shelepin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elista's Irakliy Kovalskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergey Labonin in the 55th minute of play. Mikhail Alekseenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernest Pyatkin having to interfere. Kiselevsk FC's Ernest Pyatkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petr Voishvillo in the 61st minute of play. When Mechislav Timofeev fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kiselevsk FC's protests and gave Mechislav Timofeev a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Kiselevsk FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Mechislav Timofeev hit a great ball. Ernest Pyatkin made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Mikhail Alekseenko sent off a good shot on target. Kiselevsk FC's Sergey Labonin got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 71 minutes into the game, Samuil Gorshkov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Elista's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kiselevsk FC the free kick. The supporters of Kiselevsk FC booed when Elista was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuil Gorshkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, Sergey Labonin 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. Marat Taraskin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Irakliy Kovalskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergey Labonin, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Petr Voishvillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Petr Voishvillo might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ernest Pyatkin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Petr Voishvillo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 88th match minute, Kiselevsk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vsevolod Shelepin to maneuver through the defense. 89 minutes into the match, Elista's Konstantin Dunkel broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After having played for 95 minutes, Sergey Labonin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kiselevsk FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sergey Labonin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Kiselevsk FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Elista's performance. The match ended with a win for Elista.