League Play-Off

Stadion Samara
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when German Kumov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leonid Koshev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Kirill Lyuzenkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gleb Suliev charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gleb Suliev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kirill Lyuzenkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filipp Aguzarov in the 14th minute of the match. Leonid Koshev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Kirill Lyuzenkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, Velikiy Novgorod HC's goalkeeper Viktor Noskov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marat Zaklinskiy. Filipp Aguzarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Lyuzenkov having to interfere. The supporters of Velikiy Novgorod HC booed when Samara FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ilya Zazulskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aleksandr Fryazin kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonid Koshev in the 32nd minute of play forced Samara FC's goalkeeper Kirill Lyuzenkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filipp Aguzarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kirill Lyuzenkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filipp Aguzarov in the 38th minute of play. Kirill Lyuzenkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filipp Aguzarov in the 40th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Filipp Aguzarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kirill Lyuzenkov was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Leonid Koshev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Lyuzenkov having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Filipp Aguzarov to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute, German Kumov 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. The supporters of Velikiy Novgorod HC booed when Samara FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evgeniy Gromov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 66 played minutes, Velikiy Novgorod HC's Pavel Utochkin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kirill Lyuzenkov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Velikiy Novgorod HC reached it. 68 minutes into the match, Samara FC's goalkeeper Kirill Lyuzenkov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonid Koshev. In the 72nd minute, Leonid Koshev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Velikiy Novgorod HC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Kirill Lyuzenkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filipp Aguzarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If German Kumov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. German Kumov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Filipp Aguzarov struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Kirill Lyuzenkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Velikiy Novgorod HC. Leonid Koshev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Lyuzenkov having to interfere. After 88 played minutes Samara FC got a freekick which was hit by Ilya Zazulskiy. Marat Zaklinskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Viktor Noskov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aleksey Kossakovskiy hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Leonid Koshev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Lyuzenkov having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, Velikiy Novgorod HC's goal looked a bit too open when Marat Zaklinskiy came free, but Viktor Noskov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.