Challenge

Krasnodar
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gennadiy Demyanenko started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Mikhail Ignatov put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Alexander Higgins. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gennadiy Demyanenko in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexander Higgins saved Scotland from getting behind. Alexander Higgins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonid Malafeev in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Leonid Malafeev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexander Higgins. Scotland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonid Malafeev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Mikhail Ignatov scored 4-0 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexander Higgins, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 20 minutes into the game, Gennadiy Demyanenko lined in a short shot 5-0 behind a frustrated Alexander Higgins. 25 minutes into the match, Krasnodar FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fletcher Main came free, but Oriche Vega reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute Leonid Malafeev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when José Carlos Campidelis came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes into the game, Krasnodar FC's Gennadiy Demyanenko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexander Higgins made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. 35 minutes into the game, Gennadiy Demyanenko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Alexander Higgins was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alexander Higgins made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrey Aganin in the 41st minute. In the 43rd minute, Leonid Malafeev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexander Higgins was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. In the 47th minute Leonid Malafeev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 48 minutes into the match, Scotland's goalkeeper Alexander Higgins had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrey Aganin. Af the end of the first half the score was 8-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 51st match minute, Scotland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack MacKinnon to maneuver through the defense. After 52 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Scotland! The referee gave Krasnodar FC a penalty, 53 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Leonid Malafeev, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Scotland's Alexander Higgins. 9-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mikhail Ignatov in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexander Higgins prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 57 minutes into the game, Gennadiy Demyanenko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Alexander Higgins was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arkadiy Dorenskiy took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alexander Higgins. Alexander Higgins dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 11-0. In the 65th minute, Gennadiy Demyanenko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexander Higgins was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. Leonid Malafeev scored 13-0 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexander Higgins, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Leonid Malafeev 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. Krasnodar FC's Matvey Ermolin was substituted for Mikhail Ignatov. 75 minutes into the match, Krasnodar FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ashton Nelson came free, but Oriche Vega reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute, Leonid Malafeev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexander Higgins was frozen by the shot and now it was 14-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Uvarov in the 81st minute of play forced Scotland's goalkeeper Alexander Higgins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Matvey Ermolin notched a goal, 15-0, to the right of Scotland's Alexander Higgins. Alexander Higgins was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 85 minutes of play, Krasnodar FC's Arkadiy Dorenskiy made it 16-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexander Higgins was left in no man's land by his defense there! 88 minutes into the game, Krasnodar FC's Gennadiy Demyanenko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexander Higgins made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 17-0. Alexander Higgins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrey Aganin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 92 minutes, Matvey Ermolin made it 18-0 with a short kick to the right side. Scotland's Alexander Higgins tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Alexander Higgins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gennadiy Demyanenko in the 97th minute of the match. Artur Saldanha hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. The supporters of Krasnodar FC booed when Scotland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 99 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert McNeill didn't get a good kick on the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Krasnodar FC fully deserved thier win.