League Play-Off

Stadion Kirov
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kirov's Foma Churikov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Oleg Andrienko charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oleg Andrienko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Kirov booed when Lipetsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oleg Andrienko didn't get a good kick on the ball. 6 minutes into the game, Oleg Abramyan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Anatoliy Tyulenin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lipetsk's Anatoliy Tyulenin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Foma Churikov in the 12th minute of play. In the 15th minute of the match Mikhail Liphin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anatoliy Tyulenin skillfully saved the ball. 2-0 became the score in the 18th minute when Foma Churikov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Grigoriy Belov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Kirov's Veniamin Donskoy got a free kick in the 28th minute. Lipetsk's defense didn't have a chance, in the 32nd minute, when Foma Churikov scored to the left of an out of position Anatoliy Tyulenin, making the score, 3-0. Veniamin Donskoy hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Ilya Tamarkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Daniil Osyanin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grigoriy Belov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Daniil Osyanin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ilya Tamarkin to make the kick off. Kirov's Daniil Osyanin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigoriy Belov in the 52nd minute of play. Sergey Bondarev charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sergey Bondarev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sergey Bondarev kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Daniil Osyanin made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Grigoriy Belov sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Kirov getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Evlampiy Haritonov hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the game, Oleg Streltsov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lipetsk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kirov the free kick. Oleg Streltsov kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Anatoliy Tyulenin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Foma Churikov in the 70th minute of play. Foma Churikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Anatoliy Tyulenin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Lipetsk booed when Kirov was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Veniamin Donskoy didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Kirov's Kirill Priyatkin got a free kick in the 74th minute. Daniil Osyanin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Georgiy Novikov in the 76th minute. Anatoliy Tyulenin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oleg Abramyan went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilya Tamarkin in the 84th minute of play forced Kirov's goalkeeper Daniil Osyanin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute, Kirov's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Grigoriy Belov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After a rather tough play, Kirov's Kirill Priyatkin got a free kick in the 85th minute. 93 minutes in the game, Ilya Tamarkin fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Daniil Osyanin having to interfere. Kirov's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.