League Play-Off

Stadion Petropavlovs
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felix Biryukov in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Igor Marutenkov saved Cheboksary from getting behind. Igor Marutenkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Biryukov, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. If Innokentiy Shevchenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felix Biryukov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Igor Marutenkov having to make a save. With a little luck, Cheboksary's Igor Marutenkov got control of the ball when Viktor Semshov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cheboksary's Igor Marutenkov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Cheboksary from getting a goal against them. If Innokentiy Shevchenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Viktor Semshov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Igor Marutenkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Igor Marutenkov made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Viktor Semshov sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniil Gradskiy during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Cheboksary getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Daniil Gradskiy hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Viktor Semshov got free with Igor Marutenkov in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Felix Biryukov made a kick off. In the 55th match minute, Petropavlovsk-Kamch. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonid Grishov to maneuver through the defense. Innokentiy Shevchenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute, Leonid Grishov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Cheboksary's Artem Gulyaev tried to score from far away in the 61st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Andrey Royanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roman Nikiforov in the 71st minute. After 73 played minutes Petropavlovsk-Kamch. got a freekick which was hit by Sergey Krivun. In the 74th minute, Artem Gulyaev sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Petropavlovsk-Kamch.'s Andrey Royanov didn't even have to move. Mikhail Boltrukevich hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 77th minute, but Andrey Royanov got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Petropavlovsk-Kamch. hanging dry this time. Viktor Semshov struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Igor Marutenkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Petropavlovsk-Kamch.. In the 87th minute Viktor Semshov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Marutenkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roman Nikiforov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Andrey Royanov made a huge save. In the 93rd minute Felix Biryukov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Marutenkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrey Royanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Innokentiy Shevchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.