League Play-Off

Stadion Sterlitamak
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. Vasiliy Moryakov started the match with the kick off. Gerasim Dovgan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eduard Menshikov in the 4th minute. Oleg Agapkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Gerasim Dovgan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Orel FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Mikhail Kubeev hit a great ball. Gerasim Dovgan 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 13th minute. The supporters of Sterlitamak booed when Orel FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikhail Kubeev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gerasim Dovgan 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 16th minute. If Eduard Menshikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 19 minutes, Dmitriy Ustinov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sterlitamak and the Orel FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dmitriy Ustinov kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Stepan Vittel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yakov Drashinskiy having to interfere. Vasiliy Moryakov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yakov Drashinskiy having to make a save. Dmitriy Ustinov was shown his second yellow card after 28 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Sterlitamak getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Dmitriy Ustinov hit a great ball. In the 31st minute, Oleg Agapkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stepan Vittel in the 34th minute of play forced Sterlitamak's goalkeeper Yakov Drashinskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yakov Drashinskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stepan Vittel, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Vasiliy Moryakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yakov Drashinskiy having to interfere. If Eduard Menshikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

If Oleg Agapkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eduard Menshikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Gerasim Dovgan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oleg Agapkin kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Sterlitamak's Yakov Drashinskiy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Sterlitamak from getting a goal against them. After 61 played minutes Sterlitamak got a freekick which was hit by Irakliy Shamanov. A collision led to Sterlitamak getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Irakliy Shamanov hit a great ball. Oleg Agapkin hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Stepan Vittel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Yakov Drashinskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vyacheslav Domanskiy's late challenge caught a Orel FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vyacheslav Domanskiy helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th minute, Vyacheslav Domanskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 72 minutes into the game, Aleksey Hagazheev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sterlitamak's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Orel FC the free kick. In the 72nd match minute, Sterlitamak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksey Hagazheev to maneuver through the defense. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Orel FC's Vasiliy Moryakov in the 74th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Yakov Drashinskiy was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Sterlitamak through an amazing save. After 75 minutes of play Sterlitamak's Vyacheslav Domanskiy 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. In the 75th minute, Vyacheslav Domanskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sterlitamak's Yakov Drashinskiy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Sterlitamak from getting a goal against them. Orel FC's Stepan Vittel got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irakliy Shamanov in the 83rd minute of play forced Orel FC's goalkeeper Gerasim Dovgan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerasim Dovgan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduard Menshikov in the 85th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Sterlitamak's goal looked a bit too open when Vasiliy Moryakov came free, but Yakov Drashinskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stepan Vittel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sterlitamak's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.