Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Arsenal F.C.'s Andrey Savischev 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. 4 minutes into the match, Andrey Savischev notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of U21 Russia's Andrey Kozlov. Andrey Kozlov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 8th minute Denis Belyanko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrey Kozlov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute Denis Belyanko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrey Kozlov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrey Kozlov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Belyanko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th match minute, Arsenal F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrey Savischev to maneuver through the defense. Denis Belyanko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andrey Kozlov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. The corner ended in Trond Bom almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but U21 Russia's Andrey Kozlov did a great save. Denis Belyanko might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Andrey Kozlov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Denis Belyanko ran back to his position shaking his head. Konstantin Naumov kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. When Arsenal F.C.'s Denis Belyanko in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Russia's goalie prevented a goal. Andrey Dvoryankin made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Stanislav Bessmertnyi sent off a good shot on target. 30 minutes into the match, U21 Russia's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Belyanko came free, but Andrey Kozlov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrey Kozlov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Belyanko in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Belyanko in the 32nd minute of play forced U21 Russia's goalkeeper Andrey Kozlov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrey Kozlov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Denis Belyanko's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Konstantin Naumov hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Andrey Kozlov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrey Savischev in the 44th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Belyanko in the 46th minute of play forced U21 Russia's goalkeeper Andrey Kozlov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vitaliy Fedchenko to strike the kick off in the second half. When Arsenal F.C.'s Andrey Savischev in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Russia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 56th minute of the match, Andrey Savischev tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Andrey Kozlov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Arsenal F.C.'s Andrey Dvoryankin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigoriy Kudryavtsev in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislav Bessmertnyi in the 66th minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrey Dvoryankin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arsenal F.C.'s Lazo Ziya was substituted for Denis Belyanko. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Russia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Trond Bom was slow to take the kick. During this time Arsenal F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. In the 71st match minute, U21 Russia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitaliy Fedchenko to maneuver through the defense. Lazo Ziya could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Andrey Kozlov made a huge save. A collision led to U21 Russia getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Konstantin Naumov hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, U21 Russia's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Savischev came free, but Andrey Kozlov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lazo Ziya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. U21 Russia's Andrey Kozlov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Russia from getting a goal against them. Arsenal F.C.'s attentive Matvey Kivrin managed to snatch the ball when Konstantin Naumov made a throw-in in the 78th minute of the game. In the 81stth minute of the game Lazo Ziya who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Russia's Andrey Kozlov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lazo Ziya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lazo Ziya blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andrey Kozlov having to make a save. Andrey Kozlov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lazo Ziya in the 86th minute of play. Stanislav Bessmertnyi kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Andrey Kozlov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Andrey Savischev showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 92 minute of play.