League Play-Off

Stadion Komsomolsk-o
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Timofey Tsvetkov got the match started through his kick off. After 5 played minutes Komsomolsk-on-Amur got a freekick which was hit by Sergey Aldonin. After a rather tough play, Kansk's Filimon Mihalkov got a free kick in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Martsenyuk in the 13th minute of play forced Komsomolsk-on-Amur's goalkeeper Elisey Bedov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Ruben Martsenyuk ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elisey Bedov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timofey Tsvetkov in the 16th minute of play forced Kansk's goalkeeper Fedor Rusakevich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fedor Rusakevich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timofey Tsvetkov in the 18th minute of the match. Fedor Rusakevich made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timofey Tsvetkov in the 21st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filimon Mihalkov during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 23rd match minute, Kansk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filimon Mihalkov to maneuver through the defense. Ilya Kaftunov shot from long distance in the 24th minute, but Fedor Rusakevich was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. In the 27th minute, Aleksey Bobrov made a precise shot to the right of Elisey Bedov. Komsomolsk-on-Amur's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 0-3 became the score in the 32nd minute when Ruben Martsenyuk elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Sergey Aldonin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Kansk's zone, Timofey Tsvetkov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fedor Rusakevich came out of the goal and Timofey Tsvetkov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Sergey Aldonin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute, Ilya Kaftunov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Timofey Tsvetkov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 56th minute of the match, Ruben Martsenyuk tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Elisey Bedov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Elisey Bedov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aleksey Bobrov in the 61st minute. A collision led to Komsomolsk-on-Amur getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Arkadiy Arkashev hit a great ball. Aleksey Bobrov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Elisey Bedov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th match minute, Komsomolsk-on-Amur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anton Mihailin to maneuver through the defense. Elisey Bedov came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Kansk's Aleksey Bobrov. But to his dismay, Aleksey Bobrov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Elisey Bedov made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Aleksey Bobrov sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timofey Tsvetkov in the 82nd minute of play forced Kansk's goalkeeper Fedor Rusakevich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elisey Bedov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruben Martsenyuk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the match, Komsomolsk-on-Amur's goalkeeper Elisey Bedov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aleksey Bobrov. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sergey Aldonin in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fedor Rusakevich saved Kansk from getting behind. In the 93rd minute Timofey Tsvetkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fedor Rusakevich saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kansk's Fedor Rusakevich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timofey Tsvetkov in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Kansk had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.