League Play-Off

Oktyabrsky
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Klim Pehtin started the match with the kick off. If Klim Pehtin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 6th play minutes Ippolit Lantsov shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Vladislav Nikolaev and just under the crossbar into goal. Vasiliy Kulagin kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Klim Pehtin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Vladislav Nikolaev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Timur Vorobiev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Artem Barazgov went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Artem Barazgov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vitold Aganin hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. A collision led to Oktyabrsky FC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Makar Romodin hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Oktyabrsky FC's zone, Vasiliy Kulagin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Timur Vorobiev came out of the goal and Vasiliy Kulagin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mikhail Arzimanov struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Timur Vorobiev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Oktyabrsky. Mikhail Arzimanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Timur Vorobiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The attack was good, but when Mikhail Arzimanov in the 43rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After 44 played minutes Oktyabrsky FC got a freekick which was hit by Vitaliy Bobrov. Mikhail Arzimanov scored 1-2 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Timur Vorobiev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Oktyabrsky FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Oktyabrsky were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mikhail Arzimanov to make the kick off. Artem Barazgov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Timur Vorobiev made a huge save. Vitaliy Bobrov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Vladislav Nikolaev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Oktyabrsky's zone, Klim Pehtin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vladislav Nikolaev came out of the goal and Klim Pehtin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vladislav Nikolaev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klim Pehtin, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. A collision led to Oktyabrsky getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Vasiliy Kulagin hit a great ball. When Ippolit Lantsov came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Oktyabrsky FC 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 Ippolit Lantsov couldn't finish the play. Vladislav Nikolaev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ippolit Lantsov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Klim Pehtin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladislav Nikolaev having to interfere. The supporters of Oktyabrsky booed when Oktyabrsky FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danila Azovskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 72 minutes, Oleg Lobanovskiy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Oktyabrsky FC and the Oktyabrsky players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 79th minute of the game. One of Oktyabrsky:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Oktyabrsky FC:s goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Artem Barazgov got free with Timur Vorobiev in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ippolit Lantsov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vladislav Nikolaev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. Timur Vorobiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikhail Arzimanov in the 90th minute of play. In the 100th minute, Artem Barazgov 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 Oktyabrsky supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Oktyabrsky would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.