League Play-Off

Izhevsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Izhevsk FC's Igor Bianki 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. Matvey Zykin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Valentin Pekarevskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yaroslav Sidorov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Valentin Temirkanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitaliy Ilinets having to interfere. In the 17th minute Yaroslav Sidorov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitaliy Ilinets saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniil Syrchegov in the 20th minute of play forced Izhevsk FC's goalkeeper Vitaliy Ilinets to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21 played minutes Izhevsk FC got a freekick which was hit by Mikhail Ayupov. In the 22nd minute of the match Aleksandr Titlinov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vitaliy Ilinets skillfully saved the ball. Filimon Sinyashin charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filimon Sinyashin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vitaliy Ilinets showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yaroslav Sidorov, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Izhevsk FC's Vitaliy Ilinets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yaroslav Sidorov in the 29th minute of play. Igor Bianki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Pekarevskiy having to interfere. Matvey Zykin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Valentin Pekarevskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valentin Pekarevskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Bianki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yaroslav Sidorov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Vitaliy Ilinets tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matvey Zykin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

After having played for 56 minutes, Daniil Syrchegov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maykop's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniil Syrchegov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Izhevsk FC's Vitaliy Ilinets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yaroslav Sidorov in the 57th minute of play. After 62 minutes of play Izhevsk FC's Mikhail Ayupov was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Maykop booed when Izhevsk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikhail Ayupov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Izhevsk FC's zone, Daniil Syrchegov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vitaliy Ilinets came out of the goal and Daniil Syrchegov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 70th match minute, Izhevsk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikhail Derkovskiy to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute, Aleksandr Titlinov sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Izhevsk FC's Vitaliy Ilinets didn't even have to move. 79 minutes into the match, Izhevsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yaroslav Sidorov came free, but Vitaliy Ilinets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Maykop's zone, Filimon Sinyashin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valentin Pekarevskiy came out of the goal and Filimon Sinyashin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniil Syrchegov struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Vitaliy Ilinets didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maykop. Vitaliy Ilinets made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yaroslav Sidorov in the 89th minute of play. Matvey Zykin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Pekarevskiy having to interfere. Valentin Temirkanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Vitaliy Ilinets tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.