League Play-Off

Severodvinsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) If Egor Shilobreev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Artur Bochkin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stepan Aleksandrov was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Severodvinsk's Artur Bochkin got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anatoliy Lazarev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Egor Shilobreev went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Grigoriy Mirontsov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Stepan Aleksandrov made a huge save. If Egor Shilobreev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 46 minutes into the game, Egor Shilobreev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Anatoliy Lazarev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

A collision led to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Silvestr Sundukov hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the game, Severodvinsk's Grigoriy Mirontsov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stepan Aleksandrov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Vasiliy Bragin charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vasiliy Bragin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 64th minute of the game. One of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Severodvinsk:s goal. In the 70thth minute of the game Grigoriy Mirontsov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's Stepan Aleksandrov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Stepan Aleksandrov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grigoriy Mirontsov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stepan Aleksandrov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grigoriy Mirontsov's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Artur Bochkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anatoliy Lazarev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efim Bersenev, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 3-3 became the score in the 91st minute when Egor Shilobreev elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.