League Play-Off

Stadion Dimitrovgrad
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. Fedot Ivanteev started the match with the kick off. Dimitrovgrad:s Eduard Dolgopolskiy showed great skill when he stopped Filipp Safiulin:s penalty. Filimon Margulis was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Kirill Mogilnitskiy capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kirill Mogilnitskiy really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After having played for 24 minutes, Fedot Ivanteev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Samara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fedot Ivanteev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 25 minutes into the match, Dimitrovgrad's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Frolov came free, but Eduard Dolgopolskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eduard Dolgopolskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Frolov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute of the match Filipp Safiulin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eduard Dolgopolskiy skillfully saved the ball. Filimon Margulis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Dorofeev in the 39th minute of play. Roman Dorofeev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Filimon Margulis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Denis Frolov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eduard Dolgopolskiy having to make a save. After 63 minutes, Kirill Mogilnitskiy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dimitrovgrad and the Samara players grew even worse after the yellow card. After having played for 65 minutes, Fedot Ivanteev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Samara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fedot Ivanteev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lev Zhuravlev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Filimon Margulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Dorofeev in the 76th minute of the match. Roman Dorofeev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Roman Dorofeev 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. In the 83rd minute, Ernest Trofimov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filimon Margulis came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Dimitrovgrad's Lev Zhuravlev. But to his dismay, Lev Zhuravlev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Filimon Margulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Dorofeev in the 93rd minute of the match. Dimitrovgrad's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.