Friendly League

Kursk Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Shi Li Sha made the kick off which started today's match. Vyacheslav Bukov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Joachim Holmgren firmly grabbed it by the left post. 6 minutes into the match, FC Hackspett U21's Miromir Szostak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aleksey Silkin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aleksey Silkin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miromir Szostak went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 12th minute, Miromir Szostak got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 18th minute Vyacheslav Bukov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joachim Holmgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Hackspett U21's Luka Pirlo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Iosif Kalashnikov in the 19 minute of the game. Göran Ekelund hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Nikolay Alimov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Joachim Holmgren made a huge save. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Курск ФК's goalkeeper Aleksey Silkin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. FC Hackspett U21's Joachim Holmgren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save FC Hackspett U21 from getting a goal against them. In the 32nd match minute, FC Hackspett U21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils Smitt to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Ruslan Polyakov from long distance, 33 minutes into the match, got Joachim Holmgren's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Aleksey Silkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miromir Szostak, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The audience was convinced that Miromir Szostak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aleksey Silkin was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Курск ФК's Nikita Bessonov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Joachim Holmgren. That made the score 1-3 after 44 minutes of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nikita Bessonov made a kick off. Joachim Holmgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikita Bessonov in the 53rd minute of the match. Miromir Szostak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The FC Hackspett U21 fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when FC Hackspett U21's Miromir Szostak looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikita Bessonov in the 59th minute of play forced FC Hackspett U21's goalkeeper Joachim Holmgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joachim Holmgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vyacheslav Veniaminov in the 63rd minute of play. Aleksey Silkin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shi Li Sha in the 64th minute. Klim Merkushev hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 66th match minute, Курск ФК was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Klim Merkushev to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the match, FC Hackspett U21's goal looked a bit too open when Vyacheslav Veniaminov came free, but Joachim Holmgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Курск ФК's Aleksey Silkin got control of the ball when Miromir Szostak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Miromir Szostak's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 72ndth minute, Aleksey Silkin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Aleksey Silkin stood somewhat misplaced when Miromir Szostak came free in front of goal and shot 1-5 to the left of him in the 72 minute. FC Hackspett U21 made a substitution. Edvard Klemensson replaced Ye Feng Feng. In the 81st match minute, Курск ФК was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikolay Alimov to maneuver through the defense. FC Hackspett U21 made a substitution. Alvin Brenner replaced Shi Li Sha. After a rather tough play, Курск ФК's Nikolay Alimov got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 85thth minute of the game Miromir Szostak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Курск ФК's Aleksey Silkin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Курск ФК's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Alvin Brenner scored to the left of an out of position Aleksey Silkin, making the score, 1-6. Aleksey Silkin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alvin Brenner in the 95th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC Hackspett U21 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.