League Play-Off

Stadion Almetyevsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nikita Kolobov got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Viktor Sadosin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivan Agranovskiy was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Borislav Ugnevenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikita Kolobov in the 11th minute of play forced Ussuriysk's goalkeeper Viktor Bondarev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Borislav Babarykin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Viktor Bondarev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Viktor Sadosin came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Ussuriysk fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Viktor Sadosin couldn't finish the play. In the 23rd minute, Borislav Ugnevenko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivan Agranovskiy was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Ivan Agranovskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Borislav Ugnevenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Ussuriysk getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Filimon Pigunov hit a great ball. In the 34th minute, Nikita Kolobov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Viktor Bondarev. The goal made the score 1-2. After 37 played minutes Almetyevsk FC got a freekick which was hit by Konstantin Muhortov. When Nikita Kolobov came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Almetyevsk FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nikita Kolobov couldn't finish the play. Borislav Babarykin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 44thth minute, Viktor Bondarev skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 47 minutes into the game, Almetyevsk FC's Borislav Babarykin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Viktor Bondarev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Viktor Sadosin made the kick off in the second half. When Borislav Babarykin came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Almetyevsk FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Borislav Babarykin couldn't finish the play. If Nikita Kolobov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Almetyevsk FC's Ivan Agranovskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viktor Sadosin in the 69th minute of play. Viktor Bondarev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikita Kolobov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Viktor Bondarev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Borislav Babarykin in the 78th minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 80 minutes into the game, when Stepan Derevitskiy put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Almetyevsk FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Ivan Agranovskiy, was totally fooled by Ussuriysk's Anton Merkushev, who 82 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Borislav Ugnevenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Agranovskiy having to interfere. The goalkeeper, Ivan Agranovskiy, was totally fooled by Ussuriysk's Anton Merkushev, who 95 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. If Borislav Ugnevenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Ussuriysk's Viktor Sadosin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ivan Agranovskiy. That made the score 2-6 after 100 minutes of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Ussuriysk had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.