League Play-Off

Shahty
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Oleg Kuskov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Boris Bulakhov might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fedor Bobikov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Boris Bulakhov ran back to his position shaking his head. When Ivanovo FC's Boris Bulakhov in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Shahty FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 9th match minute, Shahty FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luka Sharapov to maneuver through the defense. Fedor Bobikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artemiy Bleklov, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. The audience was convinced that Boris Bulakhov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fedor Bobikov was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. If Artemiy Bleklov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Veniamin Selyanko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ivanovo FC's Boris Bulakhov in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Shahty FC's goalie prevented a goal. Mikhail Govyadin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Felix Kondrat made a huge save. After the first half Ivanovo FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Artemiy Bleklov made the kick off in the second half. Artemiy Bleklov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fedor Bobikov having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Boris Bulakhov got free with Fedor Bobikov in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fedor Bobikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artemiy Bleklov in the 83rd minute of the match. If Artemiy Bleklov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Shahty FC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Vissarion Teterin hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Ivanovo FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.