League Play-Off

Stadion Kostroma
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kostroma FC's Veniamin Manyuk started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Veniamin Manyuk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrey Masalskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute of the match Nikolay Drozdov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vladimir Bukhartsev skillfully saved the ball. Eldar Kapustin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrey Masalskiy having to interfere. Veniamin Manyuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Andrey Masalskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eldar Kapustin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Andrey Masalskiy made a huge save. Afanasiy Popkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrey Masalskiy having to interfere. Vladimir Bukhartsev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuriy Medvedev in the 27th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Ussuriysk's Pavel Fedorov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vladimir Bukhartsev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 30th minute Pavel Fedorov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Bukhartsev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladimir Bukhartsev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuriy Medvedev, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Afanasiy Popkov during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Ussuriysk booed when Kostroma FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afanasiy Popkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andrey Basakov hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Veniamin Manyuk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andrey Masalskiy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Yuriy Medvedev scored 0-1 in the 48th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vladimir Bukhartsev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

Andrey Masalskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eldar Kapustin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 56 minutes into the game, Pavel Fedorov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ussuriysk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kostroma FC the free kick. The supporters of Kostroma FC booed when Ussuriysk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavel Fedorov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Yuriy Medvedev came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Ussuriysk fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yuriy Medvedev couldn't finish the play. Vladimir Bukhartsev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuriy Medvedev, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Andrey Masalskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Veniamin Manyuk, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 73rdth minute of the game Yuriy Medvedev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kostroma FC's Vladimir Bukhartsev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kostroma FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Yuriy Medvedev scored to the left of an out of position Vladimir Bukhartsev, making the score, 0-2. In the 88th minute, Yuriy Medvedev fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The supporters of Ussuriysk booed when Kostroma FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egor Familtsev didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Kostroma FC's Vladimir Bukhartsev got control of the ball when Pavel Fedorov tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot by Konstantin Struiskiy from long distance, 99 minutes into the match, got Vladimir Bukhartsev's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ussuriysk walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.