Friendly League

Kursk Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Курск ФК's Andrey Denisov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Frutos Mallo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 孟明锋 in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to Soccer Club Celans Foot getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Claudinei Pinho hit a great ball. Курск ФК were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after Soccer Club Celans Foot's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Leonid Bubnov took the corner. If Vasiliy Kulakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frutos Mallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 袁风风 in the 26th minute of the match. Frutos Mallo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 孟明锋, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 28th minute 孟明锋 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frutos Mallo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claudinei Pinho got a throw-in 33 minutes in the game and the ball was received by 孟明锋. A collision led to Soccer Club Celans Foot getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Claudinei Pinho hit a great ball. André de Sousa made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Andrey Denisov sent off a good shot on target. 42 minutes into the match, Soccer Club Celans Foot's goal looked a bit too open when German Kovtun came free, but André de Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute 孟明锋 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frutos Mallo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 孟明锋 was the one to do the kick off. Frutos Mallo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 孟明锋's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. 孟明锋 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Frutos Mallo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrey Denisov in the 61st minute of play forced Soccer Club Celans Foot's goalkeeper André de Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute Курск ФК were awarded a corner. Leonid Bubnov went to the cornerflag to take it. Roger Rosen was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The audience was convinced that Andrey Denisov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André de Sousa was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Andrey Denisov scored 1-0 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of André de Sousa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Курск ФК's Filimon Tarasov was substituted for Filipp Ilyin. When Курск ФК's Andrey Denisov in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Soccer Club Celans Foot's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Andrey Denisov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Курск ФК's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrey Denisov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André de Sousa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Курск ФК made a substitution. Boris Basalaev replaced Andrey Denisov. 95 minutes into the game, Boris Basalaev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. André de Sousa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.