League Play-Off

Stadion Nizhnevartov
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Konstantin Lebedev kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Konstantin Lebedev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Innokentiy Irinarhov was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. The supporters of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk booed when Nizhnevartovsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vyacheslav Girenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's Sergey Izmailov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 7th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Nizhnevartovsk. In the 10th minute, Aleksey Podkuiko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the match, Konstantin Lebedev dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Innokentiy Irinarhov, 1-0. Konstantin Lebedev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk booed when Nizhnevartovsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evsey Kostin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aleksey Podkuiko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Valentin Beketov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arkadiy Poimtsev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantin Lebedev in the 47th minute of play forced Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's goalkeeper Innokentiy Irinarhov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aleksey Podkuiko stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Albert Rakhmetov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 52ndth minute, Valentin Beketov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 55th match minute, Nizhnevartovsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Efim Semenov to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksey Podkuiko in the 57th minute of play forced Nizhnevartovsk's goalkeeper Valentin Beketov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksey Podkuiko in the 58th minute of play forced Nizhnevartovsk's goalkeeper Valentin Beketov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sergey Izmailov kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. The Nizhnevartovsk fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when Nizhnevartovsk's Konstantin Lebedev looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Innokentiy Irinarhov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantin Lebedev, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After having played for 85 minutes, Konstantin Lebedev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nizhnevartovsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Konstantin Lebedev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Boris Tatarskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. In the 88thth minute of the game Arkadiy Poimtsev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's Innokentiy Irinarhov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantin Lebedev in the 90th minute of play forced Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's goalkeeper Innokentiy Irinarhov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.