After a year in the Premier League, Orenburg clearly got out of the habit of long flights to the Far East. This is probably why the match in Khabarovsk was played in the style of two FNL teams, accustomed to a lot of fighting and fouls. The final goalless draw and short press conference indicate high tension in this confrontation. As a result, the proceedings were postponed until the return match.

In Krasnoyarsk they decided to entertain the spectators even before the start of the match. “Enisey” - the owner of the brightest Twitter page in all of Russian football - pleased with another extraordinary action. Instead of football players' children, models were to be brought onto the field. As a result, they simply created a corridor through which the players went out onto the lawn. Inspired either by this or by the promised delivery bronze medals FNL after the match, the Yenisei players still put the squeeze on the Tula team at the end of the match.

Raised in front of 14 thousand spectators, the Cup for third place in the league can be especially special important award, if “Enisey” still reaches the RFPL. But a year ago the team was relegated from the FNL, but then returned due to the weak financial capabilities of Smena from Komsomolsk-on-Amur, which refused to receive a well-deserved promotion in class.

“SKA-Khabarovsk” (D1) - “Orenburg” - 0:0

"SKA-Khabarovsk": Dovbnya - Cherevko, Udaly, Dimidko (k), Ediev, Nikiforov - Mitsutskis, Karasev - Astafiev, Leskano, Kazankov

"Orenburg": Rudenko - Malykh, Oyevole (c), Sivakov, Poluyakhtov - Afonin - Parnyakov, Georgiev, Vorobyov (Popovich, 84), Nekhaichik (Koronov, 76) - Lobzhanidze (Sanaya, 76)

• Warnings: Mitsutskis, 55; Udaliy, 74 / Malykh, 61

• Judge: Sergey Lapochkin (St. Petersburg)

Opinions

Alexey Poddubsky, Main coach"SKA-Khabarovsk":

It turned out to be a very good and high-quality game. Both teams did not want to concede, there was a lot of fight, but, unfortunately, few chances. The result is natural. There will be a return game, and everything will be decided there. In Orenburg we need to play strictly in defense and take advantage of our chances, we will have them.

Robert Evdokimov, head coach of Orenburg:

The game was interesting for the spectators. It may be 0:0, but it’s a fighting game. Whether this is a successful result for us or not will be clear after the return match

“Enisey” (Krasnoyarsk, D1) - “Arsenal” (Tula) - 2:1

"Yenisei": Oparin - Chicherin, Kichin, Vasiliev, Aliev - Sarkisov (Maloyan, 83), Lanin, E. Semakin, Ivanov (k), Kamesh (Chernov, 83) - Samodin (A. Kozlov, 78)

"Arsenal": V. Gabulov (c) - K. Kombarov, Belyaev, Grigalava, Sunzu, Alexandrov - Bourceanu - Maksimov, Berkhamov (Gorbatenko, 46), Doumbia - I. Shevchenko

• Goals: Alexandrov, 11, own goal (1:0); K. Kombarov, 72 (1:1); Maloyan, 90 (2:1)

• Warnings: Chicherin, 31 / Grigalava, 39; Doumbia, 65

• Judge: Vladislav Bezborodov (St. Petersburg)

Opinions

Andrey Tikhonov, head coach of Enisey:

We got scared in the second half. I didn’t expect the guests to use long passes. In the end we were lucky. Fatigue from the season has accumulated. We should have scored more in the first half. I'm happy about the victory, I'll be in a good mood for at least three days. Arsenal played at their level. The opponent surprised only with lobbed passes. Nothing more. We will prepare for the return match as a team. Do you think it will be easy in Tula? It will be a tough game. I don’t want the refereeing to decide everything in Tula. You know what I'm talking about.

Sergei Kiryakov, head coach of Arsenal:

We saw two different halves today. There was no Arsenal in the first one, we made a lot of mistakes. In the second half we took control of the ball, equalized the score, and should have scored a second. Strategically, we are satisfied with a minimal victory in Tula. Nothing is lost for Arsenal. It’s nice that so many people go to football in Krasnoyarsk. But in Tula you will see more more people. Our fans will drive the team forward. The main thing was not to lose. I wouldn’t single out anyone at Yenisei. I was surprised by the scheme with one striker.

Return matches:

15.00. "Orenburg" - "SKA-Khabarovsk"

18.00. "Arsenal" - "Yenisey"

This season has become the best in the history of Krasnoyarsk football.

The Enisey players guaranteed themselves participation in play-offs for the right to enter the Premier League. This became known after the end of the 36th round of the FNL championship.

As part of the game day, Krasnoyarsk hosted Tyumen on their field and achieved a minimal victory with a score of 1:0. The only goal was scored in the 89th minute by Artur Maloyan, “exploding” the stands of the Central Stadium with a precise shot from the penalty area.

After this victory, Enisey scored 60 points and secured third place in the standings. In order to secure early access to the playoffs, Andrei Tikhonov's team had to rely on misfires from their competitors - SKA-Khabarovsk and Tambov. As a result, the Khabarovsk team lost to Tosno (1:3), and the Tambov team shared points with Neftekhimik (1:1). Thus, Krasnoyarsk will definitely not fall below fourth place.

Enisey head coach Andrei Tikhonov admitted after the game with Tyumen that he would not forbid the players to celebrate reaching the play-offs. The specialist also noted that he intends to play with Neftekhimik with the main squad, regardless of the status of the opponent (the team from Nizhnekamsk will not rise above last place).

“Each of the players will go somewhere and celebrate, there are no questions, they deserve it, they did their job well. I played football myself and understand the players very well. We have a trusting relationship with the guys. When I say that you can relax and celebrate, there are no questions.

Will the main team fly to Nizhnekamsk? Basic! No one canceled the three points, bonus ones, after all. We are not in the Premier League, here the bonuses are not so big, everyone has families, children, parents... We have a normal team, we have replacements. If someone has microtraumas, muscle injuries, then, of course, we’ll give them a rest,” Tikhonov told reporters.

In the transition matches for the right to play in the RFPL, Enisey will play with Orenburg, Samara Krylia Sovetov or Tula Arsenal. Theoretically, Krasnoyarsk can also fight with Ural (Ekaterinburg) or Anzhi (Makhachkala). The specific opponent will be announced on May 21.

Tikhonov said that he does not see any difference with whom to play.

“What difference does it make who we play with, our guys know how to play football. Any team from the RFPL, even at the bottom of the table, is better or at the level of the first FNL teams,” Tikhonov noted.

The FNL championship season will end on May 20. “Enisey” will play the final match of the championship in Nizhnekamsk. The second ticket to the play-offs will be played between SKA-Khabarovsk and Tambov. At the same time, Krasnoyarsk could drop to 4th place if they lose to Neftekhimik, and Khabarovsk wins its match.

The first game for the right to qualify for the RFPL will take place on May 25 in Krasnoyarsk. The return match is scheduled for May 28. If the outcome of two games is the same, a Extra time and a penalty shootout.

Let us add that the current season has become the best in the history of Krasnoyarsk football. Prior to this, the maximum result was 8th place in the FNL championship in the 2014/2015 season.

A team from the Far East is in the Premier League! Play-off results

“Arsenal” defended its place in the Premier League, but “Orenburg” could not – “ Soviet sport» shares the results of the play-offs.

“Arsenal” defended its place in the Premier League, but “Orenburg” could not – “Soviet Sport” shares the results of the play-off matches.

SADNESS BREATHES HOPE

The play-offs this year turned out to be stubborn - in any episode the game could swing in favor of one team or another. “Orenburg” and “SKA-Khabarovsk” reached the penalty shootout without scoring a single goal in 240 minutes. The Far East turned out to be more successful – 5:3. “Arsenal” emerged victorious from the confrontation with “Yenisey” only due to a goal on a foreign field – a 1:2 defeat on the road and a 1:0 home victory.

If you try to find the overall quality of the named teams, you will come across the fact that their defensive actions definitely overshadowed their attacking efforts. FNL teams who will try to make it to the Premier League next season must remember: order is paramount.

It's a little sad that this happened. In the end, the viewer wants a show from football. There was no player who was repeatedly applauded by the fans in the play-offs. But why should they take part in the decisive games, when only a few individually shine in the matches of the regular championships? A large number of such stubborn meetings must sooner or later end in football academies will begin to pay special attention to technicians. Let not all of them at once. Without them, not a single director will make a high-quality movie. Hence the non-action films back to back, more like documentaries.

GRIGALAVA EXPERIENCE

Andrei Tikhonov’s “Yenisei”, having won the first game, played it safe in the return game. The team's coaching staff chose a 3-4-3 formation. This option was unexpected, since in the spring the Krasnoyarsk team used formations with two central defenders - 4-4-2 or 4-5-1. It all led to the fact that Enisey was not like itself in attack. Switching to familiar schemes during the match did not help.

The experimental model of the game is the first reason why “Yenisei” looked unusually dull. There is also a second reason – experience. The Arsenal players have it much richer. The decisive goal was scored by three players - Grigalava, Kombarov and Shevchenko. The first earned a free kick, the second hit the crossbar, and the third finished off. Each of them has been playing in the Premier League for a long time. Grigalava showed himself especially well: having intercepted the ball in his own half of the field, he, the central defender, made a dash of 30 meters until he was knocked down. The Yenisei central defenders did not get involved in the game like that.

GEORGIEV'S FATAL ISSUE

“Orenburg” could not have brought the meeting with “SKA-Khabarovsk” to penalties. In the game from the penalty spot Blago Georgiev could have scored, but the goalkeeper coped with his shot.

Fortunately, this is not the first time that Georgiev has made a productive mistake. In the Russian Championship there was a meeting with Spartak, which Orenburg lost in the 95th minute (2:3) due to the loss of Georgiev in the center of the field in a simple situation.

Before Orenburg, Georgiev played in Terek, Amkar, and Rubin, but did not stay anywhere for long. The same inconstancy is true in the game. When such a football player is the leading player of your team, it is dangerous. In Orenburg, Georgiev became one. In the Russian Championship, he scored six goals - more than anyone else on his team.

source: "Soviet Sport"

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The football season in Russia has officially ended: the last play-off matches for the right to play in the country's top division have taken place.

The confrontation between Orenburg and SKA-Khabarovsk ended in favor of the Far Eastern army team, which came as a surprise to many,

since the players have recently gotten into crazy shape and won at home even against motivated Rostov (2:0), which needed to score three points to get into the Europa League. This time the Orenburg team also played at home, and a victory in regulation time would have been the most predictable result of the meeting.

However, the Khabarovsk team, who took fourth place in the FNL, dug in on the defensive and defended a goalless draw for 120 minutes, after which they were luckier in the penalty shootout (5:3). It is worth admitting that the Orenburg team themselves gave the guests hope with their amazing attitude to the moments: either Blagoy Georgiev did not take a penalty, or he could not drive the ball into the empty net past the goalkeeper from three meters.

As a result, fate got tired of favoring Orenburg and decided to give SKA a chance: the Khabarovsk goalkeeper saved the kick from the penalty spot, which allowed the guests to win this match and advance to the Premier League (the first match ended with a score of 0:0).

The head coach of SKA-Khabarovsk, in a post-match interview with the Orenburg press service, did not elaborate and admitted that his players were luckier.

“I am overwhelmed with emotions... The guys are great - they fully complied with the coaching instructions.

We knew that Orenburg plays very aggressively in home matches, but we managed to endure.

Both teams had good chances to score a goal, but in the end everything was decided by the lottery - a penalty. We were luckier. Thank you very much to all the guys,” said Poddubsky.

Khabarovsk striker Andrei Kobyalko, who from 2013 to 2016 defended the colors of Gazovik (the former name of Orenburg) and even helped reach the Premier League last season, after which they said goodbye to him, expressed hope that at least next year he can finally make his debut in the top flight.

“When I entered the field, even the fans greeted me. They still remember, it turns out. There is a very beautiful stadium here, and the people have developed a culture of support in connection with participation in the RFPL.

Any ambitious footballer wants to play in the Premier League. And I'm no exception.

Although I am already old by Russian standards - 31 years old. God willing, I’ll take part in the RFPL. This is the third team that has qualified for the RFPL, and I haven’t taken part in a single game. I hope I’ll take part.”

And the army midfielder, who also previously played for Orenburg (2012-2016), admitted that all his life he dreamed of entering the Premier League.

“It felt like coming to my home. It was as if he had never left. Here is a field where, as they say, you know every bump. The stadium has been transformed, everything is cozy and comfortable. When Orenburg fans pushed their team forward today, even we were pleased. It’s a pleasure for any team to play with such fans and such support.

To be honest, I’ve been going to the RFPL all my life. Through the second and first leagues... Probably, if you really want to, any goals are achievable.”

Orenburg coach Robert Evdokimov apologized to the fans after the match and wearily announced that his time at the club was most likely over.

“Congratulations to Khabarovsk on reaching the Premier League. They solved the problem, but, unfortunately, we could not do it. I want to apologize to the fans.

On the one hand, these five and a half years of work, on the other, relegation from the Premier League. But we showed the city the Premier League and good teams, noted the 47-year-old specialist. — As for today’s game, those who thought it would work were wrong easy game. The opponent is serious. This team beat Spartak in the Russian Cup. It was hard for us. But today we dominated and created chances. They didn't score. They paid for this.

I would like to thank my ex for working together general director and current management. My time here is probably over."

The Orenburg midfielder, in an interview with the club’s official website, explained the defeat to SKA-Khabarovsk by the fact that the team was already emotionally emasculated:

“It’s a shame that we were relegated from the Premier League, because we worked so hard to get here, and in the end we gave everything ourselves. What is the reason? We've spent a lot of effort in recent weeks. There were many important games, and we won them, but emotionally and physically last game burned out. But there is no need to look for explanations and justifications. We had to solve all the issues ourselves.”

Among the representatives of the top division, SKA’s entry into the RFPL was already noted by the captain, who wrote on his Twitter “Hurray! Let’s fly to Khabarovsk!”, seasoning this post with a smiley face laughing to the point of tears.

In the second play-off match, Arsenal Tula beat Krasnoyarsk Enisey with a minimal score and turned the tide of the confrontation after its defeat in the first meeting (1:2). Thanks to the away goal, the Gunsmiths prevailed in this pair and retained their registration in the RFPL, which happened for the first time in the history of the club - before, the Tula team had always been relegated.

After the meeting, the Arsenal head coach decided to immediately respond to all the criticism he had faced during the season.

“The last and most pleasant press conference of this season. Happy victory to everyone who supported Arsenal. We are pleased that we solved the problem. You saw that it was very difficult. For the first time in the history of Tula, we remained in the RFPL.

I know that in this room there are people who wrote petitions, organized rallies, drew posters... Now you can put them in one place,”

- the specialist spoke sharply about the fans who filed a petition addressed to the governor of the Tula region and the president of Arsenal with a request to fire Kiryakov. Also, the Tula coach did not ignore the comments of television experts:

“In addition, I convey my big greetings to Andrey Talalaev ( head coach of Tambov and expert of Match TV. — "Gazeta.Ru"), a super expert who prophesied that everything is clear in Orenburg, but we will have problems. This is the kind of PR of a person who must monitor his work. When I see Talalaev, I’ll say hello to him, and you yourself know what kind. So don’t let me see it.”

The Yenisei helmsman was in a less combative mood and only complained about Arsenal’s too simple game:

“Did we want to enter the RFPL? “Yenisei” played honestly, we didn’t have any task... In terms of the game, I think we were no worse. I have no complaints against the judge. The fact is that we played away. Tula had a big striker, so we put three central defenders. In our FNL they don’t even play the way Tula plays - with long passes.

I didn't expect such straightforwardness from Arsenal. However, I only have complaints about myself.”

In the 2016/17 season, three teams from the FNL entered the Premier League - SKA-Khabarovsk, Dynamo Moscow and Tosno Leningrad.

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