League Play-Off

Abakan
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mechislav Krasilnikov kicked off to start the match. Rustam Kardovskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rustam Kardovskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 4 played minutes Kemerovo got a freekick which was hit by Rustam Kardovskiy. In the 5th minute, Mechislav Krasilnikov fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Filimon Ignatov, passed just outside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mechislav Krasilnikov in the 8th minute of play forced Kemerovo's goalkeeper Filimon Ignatov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filimon Ignatov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mechislav Krasilnikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erast Andrianov 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afanasiy Abramchuk in the 20th minute of play forced Abakan's goalkeeper Anton Belyakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erast Andrianov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filimon Ignatov having to interfere. Filimon Ignatov made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Erast Andrianov sent off a good shot on target. Filimon Ignatov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mechislav Krasilnikov in the 31st minute of the match. Anton Belyakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladislav Artamonenkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 42 played minutes Kemerovo got a freekick which was hit by Aleksey Voitenko. In the 45th minute Mechislav Krasilnikov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filimon Ignatov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Afanasiy Abramchuk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Kemerovo getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Rustam Kardovskiy hit a great ball. In the 55thth minute of the game Mechislav Krasilnikov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kemerovo's Filimon Ignatov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Afanasiy Abramchuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Anton Belyakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Afanasiy Abramchuk struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Anton Belyakov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kemerovo. Anton Belyakov acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 68th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Trifon Boyarinov. Mechislav Krasilnikov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Erast Andrianov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Klim Markanov was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 79 minutes into the match. Valeryan Raldugin kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Mechislav Krasilnikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Filimon Ignatov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruslan Dybov charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ruslan Dybov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 92nd minute, Erast Andrianov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 101 minutes into the match, Kemerovo's goal looked a bit too open when Mechislav Krasilnikov came free, but Filimon Ignatov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.