League Play-Off

Stadion Grozny
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Novoshakhtinsk FC's goalkeeper Roman Shashkov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yaromir Shestakov. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yaromir Shestakov got free with Roman Shashkov in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roman Shashkov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yaromir Shestakov in the 6th minute. Yaromir Shestakov might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roman Shashkov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yaromir Shestakov ran back to his position shaking his head. Yaromir Shestakov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Roman Shashkov made a huge save. Grigoriy Lykov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grigoriy Lykov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Stepan Abashev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Artur Lantsov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Yaromir Shestakov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th 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, Novoshakhtinsk FC's Borislav Zabelin got a free kick in the 55th minute. Oleg Chizhikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 58 minutes, Grigoriy Lykov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Novoshakhtinsk FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Grigoriy Lykov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Roman Shashkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yaromir Shestakov in the 63rd minute of the match. After having played for 64 minutes, Grigoriy Lykov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Novoshakhtinsk FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Grigoriy Lykov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After recieving a nice pass, Grozny's Lazar Visk tried to score from far away in the 67th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Grigoriy Lykov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Stepan Abashev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Yuriy Belyakov fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Novoshakhtinsk FC's protests and gave Yuriy Belyakov a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Novoshakhtinsk FC's Yuriy Belyakov got a free kick in the 76th minute. Yaromir Shestakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 82 played minutes Novoshakhtinsk FC got a freekick which was hit by Borislav Zabelin. In the 83rd minute, Yaromir Shestakov made a precise shot to the right of Roman Shashkov. Novoshakhtinsk FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Yaromir Shestakov struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Roman Shashkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grozny. After 87 played minutes Novoshakhtinsk FC got a freekick which was hit by Borislav Zabelin. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oleg Chizhikov in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roman Shashkov saved Novoshakhtinsk FC from getting behind. After 95 played minutes Grozny got a freekick which was hit by Igor Beskov. The long shot by Andrey Hardin in the 96th minute really tested Stepan Abashev'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.