League Play-Off

Vladivostok
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aleksandr Kolosovskiy took the kick off in the first half of the match. Efim Kalugin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudolf Skorohodov having to interfere. The referee gave Vladivostok a penalty, 6 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Afanasiy Dobrovolskiy, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Berezniki FC's Rudolf Skorohodov. 1-0. When Emmanuil Prudnikov came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Berezniki 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 Emmanuil Prudnikov couldn't finish the play. Rudolf Vyugin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rasul Ishkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Berezniki FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksandr Kolosovskiy came free, but Rudolf Skorohodov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rudolf Skorohodov made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Efim Kalugin sent off a good shot on target. If Rasul Ishkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emmanuil Prudnikov in the 29th minute of play forced Vladivostok's goalkeeper Rudolf Vyugin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rudolf Skorohodov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksandr Kolosovskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rasul Ishkov in the 37th minute of play forced Vladivostok's goalkeeper Rudolf Vyugin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rasul Ishkov in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rudolf Vyugin saved Vladivostok from getting behind. Berezniki FC's Rudolf Skorohodov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Berezniki FC from getting a goal against them. When Vladivostok's Aleksandr Kolosovskiy in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Berezniki FC's goalie prevented a goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Rudolf Vyugin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rasul Ishkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute, Emmanuil Prudnikov 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. When Paramon Medvedev fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Berezniki FC's protests and gave Paramon Medvedev a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Berezniki FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 57th minute. Penalty! In the 59th minute there was a penalty for Vladivostok. Afanasiy Dobrovolskiy stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rudolf Skorohodov. 2-0. 63 minutes into the match, Aleksandr Kolosovskiy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rudolf Skorohodov. Berezniki FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aleksandr Kolosovskiy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. The audience was convinced that Efim Kalugin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rudolf Skorohodov was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. After 77 minutes of play, Vladivostok's Efim Kalugin made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rudolf Skorohodov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Emmanuil Prudnikovs short, quick shot in the 91stth minute got Rudolf Vyugin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Vladivostok booed when Berezniki FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petr Kalinin didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Berezniki FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Vladivostok.