League Play-Off

Stadion Krasnoyarsk
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mikhail Mazanov got the match started through his kick off. Aleksey Skorohod received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Nikolay Gurev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 9 minutes, Nikolay Korchemkin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Krasnoyarsk HC and the Novosibirsk players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Krasnoyarsk HC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Nikolay Korchemkin hit a great ball. When Dmitriy Shingarov came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Novosibirsk fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dmitriy Shingarov couldn't finish the play. 11 minutes into the match, Krasnoyarsk HC's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksey Skorohod came free, but Nikolay Gurev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Krasnoyarsk HC's zone, Filipp Knyshev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikolay Gurev came out of the goal and Filipp Knyshev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 21st match minute, Novosibirsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Borislav Povarov to maneuver through the defense. Vyacheslav Yudin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maksim Berezovskiy having to make a save. Sergey Kolyshkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maksim Berezovskiy having to interfere. Nikolay Gurev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksey Skorohod, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Aleksey Skorohod notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Krasnoyarsk HC's Nikolay Gurev. Nikolay Gurev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Pavel Krakhilev fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Krasnoyarsk HC's protests and gave Pavel Krakhilev a yellow card for diving instead. Novosibirsk's Aleksey Skorohod got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mikhail Mazanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maksim Berezovskiy having to interfere. Filimon Konyukov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nikolay Gurev. Krasnoyarsk HC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Nikolay Gurev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filipp Knyshev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 49 minutes into the game, Sergey Kolyshkin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Maksim Berezovskiy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aleksey Skorohod stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Filipp Knyshev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aleksey Skorohod sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mikhail Mazanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Sergey Kolyshkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mikhail Mazanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In a very dangerous position, a player in Novosibirsk fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 72nd minute. Penalty! 83 minutes into the game, Mikhail Mazanov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Maksim Berezovskiy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dmitriy Ponomarev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikolay Gurev having to interfere. When Ernest Chernovisov fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Krasnoyarsk HC's protests and gave Ernest Chernovisov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 91st minute, one of Krasnoyarsk HC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Krasnoyarsk HC. In the 93rd minute there was a penalty for Novosibirsk. Dmitriy Shingarov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nikolay Gurev. 4-2. Sergey Kolyshkin might have been able to make a better finish in the 99th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maksim Berezovskiy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sergey Kolyshkin ran back to his position shaking his head. Novosibirsk's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.