League Play-Off

Stadion Zhukovsky
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dmitriy Nifontov kicked off to start the match. Anatoliy Beschastnyh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dmitriy Nifontov, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Yaroslav Rogachev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anatoliy Beschastnyh having to make a save. Yaroslav Rogachev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Anatoliy Beschastnyh made a huge save. In the 10th minute, Evdokim Lobanov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Boris Gadenko was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Yaroslav Rogachev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anatoliy Beschastnyh having to interfere. Anatoliy Beschastnyh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yaroslav Rogachev in the 17th minute. Dmitriy Nifontov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anatoliy Beschastnyh having to interfere. Aleksey Lyubavin struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Boris Gadenko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Irkutsk FC. Dmitriy Nifontov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yaroslav Rogachev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute, Grigoriy Semanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

With an all-out effort, Irkutsk FC's Boris Gadenko threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Evdokim Lobanov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 57 minutes into the match, Zhukovsky FC's goalkeeper Boris Gadenko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aleksey Lyubavin. In the 62ndth minute of the game Evdokim Lobanov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zhukovsky FC's Boris Gadenko was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Irkutsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dmitriy Nifontov came free, but Anatoliy Beschastnyh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Zhukovsky FC's goalkeeper Boris Gadenko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aleksey Lyubavin. Irkutsk FC's Anatoliy Beschastnyh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dmitriy Nifontov in the 71st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Irkutsk FC's zone, Dmitriy Nifontov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anatoliy Beschastnyh came out of the goal and Dmitriy Nifontov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 93rd minute, Miron Oskolskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zhukovsky FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Evdokim Lobanov scored to the left of an out of position Boris Gadenko, making the score, 0-2. Irkutsk FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.