League Play-Off

Stadion Taganrog
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Artur Gerasimov got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Georgiy Yakovlev got free with Albert Petrov in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arkadiy Valov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimir Kukovskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vladimir Kukovskiy in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arkadiy Valov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nikolay Motvienko hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After having played for 11 minutes, Vladimir Kukovskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Moscow FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladimir Kukovskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 26 minutes into the match, Moscow FC's goal looked a bit too open when Artur Gerasimov came free, but Albert Petrov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roman Govyrin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arkadiy Valov having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Vladimir Kukovskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Moscow FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladimir Kukovskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arkadiy Valov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arkadiy Valov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimir Kukovskiy in the 39th minute of play. Taganrog's Arkadiy Valov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Govyrin in the 42nd minute of play. Georgiy Yakovlev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arkadiy Valov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Govyrin in the 45th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Roman Govyrin made a kick off. Albert Petrov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Georgiy Yakovlev in the 56th minute of the match. Artur Gerasimov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Georgiy Yakovlev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Petrov having to interfere. Taganrog's Artur Gerasimov got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Georgiy Yakovlev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Petrov having to interfere. Moscow FC's Albert Petrov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Georgiy Yakovlev in the 71st minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Moscow FC's Vladimir Kukovskiy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arkadiy Valov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 83 minutes, Artur Gerasimov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Taganrog's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artur Gerasimov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Artur Gerasimov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Artur Gerasimov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Albert Petrov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Gerasimov in the 94th minute of the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.