League Play-Off

Stadion Zlatoust
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Petr Rusavskiy kicked off to start the match. Eduard Menshikov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eduard Menshikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andrey Fesenkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mark Patkul showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oleg Agapkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. If Petr Rusavskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Petr Rusavskiy might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yakov Drashinskiy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Petr Rusavskiy ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sterlitamak's goalkeeper Yakov Drashinskiy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Yakov Drashinskiy made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Andrey Fesenkov sent off a good shot on target. Andrey Fesenkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th match minute, Sterlitamak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oleg Agapkin to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Zlatoust HC's Kondrat Alliluev got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Andrey Fesenkov 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. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Oleg Agapkin to strike the kick off in the second half. If Emmanuil Vasenkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 55 minutes into the match, Zlatoust HC's Petr Rusavskiy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yakov Drashinskiy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Yakov Drashinskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petr Rusavskiy in the 57th minute of play. Zlatoust HC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leonid Kovtun in the 59th minute. The corner ended in Emmanuil Vasenkov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sterlitamak's Yakov Drashinskiy did a great save. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zlatoust HC's goalkeeper Mark Patkul, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eduard Menshikovs short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Mark Patkul to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 78th minute of the match Sterlitamak got a corner. Zlatoust HC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Filipp Davydov ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Sterlitamak's corner Filipp Davydov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mark Patkul quite easily take care of the ball. In the 81st minute Petr Rusavskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yakov Drashinskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oleg Agapkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sterlitamak's Yakov Drashinskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petr Rusavskiy in the 85th minute of play. Andrey Fesenkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 89thth minute of the game Petr Rusavskiy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sterlitamak's Yakov Drashinskiy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 93 minutes, Andrey Fesenkov made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Sterlitamak's Yakov Drashinskiy tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee ended the match the Zlatoust HC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.