League Play-Off

Stadion Nefteyugansk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dmitriy Karnouhov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute Dmitriy Karnouhov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Vorobiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Igor Chichkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Danila Efremov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Danila Efremov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Chichkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. If Igor Chichkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vasiliy Veniaminov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Danila Efremov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Nefteyugansk FC booed when Kemerovo HC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Mogilnichenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Nefteyugansk FC booed when Kemerovo HC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Mogilnichenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute of the match Nefteyugansk FC got a corner. Kemerovo HC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Maksim Charnetskiy ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Nefteyugansk FC's Osip Afanasenkov getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The long shot by Maksim Charnetskiy in the 37th minute really tested Vladimir Vorobiev's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Kemerovo HC's zone, Dmitriy Karnouhov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vladimir Vorobiev came out of the goal and Dmitriy Karnouhov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vasiliy Veniaminov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vladimir Vorobiev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Troschenkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After 58 played minutes Kemerovo HC got a freekick which was hit by Felix Dvorskiy. The audience was convinced that Dmitriy Karnouhov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladimir Vorobiev was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. When Anton Troschenkov came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Nefteyugansk 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 Anton Troschenkov couldn't finish the play. Anton Troschenkov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vladimir Vorobiev having to make a save. If Anton Troschenkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. David Amelyanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 89th minute, Felix Polyakov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Igor Chichkin could shoot a difficult shot in the 94th minute, which Danila Efremov however easily saved by the left post. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Kemerovo HC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.