Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Andrey Savischev made the kick off which started today's match. If Denis Belyanko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 7 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. After having played for 8 minutes, Denis Belyanko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Denis Belyanko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Andrey Kozlov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Belyanko in the 12th minute of the match. Denis Belyanko struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Andrey Kozlov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arsenal F.C.. In the 19th minute, Luka Borisov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 24 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Belyanko in the 26th 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Belyanko, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. When Arsenal F.C.'s Denis Belyanko in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th 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 36th minute, when Grigoriy Kudryavtsev sent off a good shot on target. In the 39th minute, Denis Belyanko made a precise shot to the right of Andrey Kozlov. U21 Russia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 43rd 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. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vitaliy Fedchenko made a kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Denis Belyanko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Denis Belyanko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Andrey Dvoryankin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislav Bessmertnyi, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoriy Kudryavtsev in the 55th minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrey Dvoryankin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrey Kozlov made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Denis Belyanko sent off a good shot on target. After 59 minutes, Andrey Savischev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arsenal F.C. and the U21 Russia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 59th match minute, Arsenal F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrey Savischev to maneuver through the defense. Vitaliy Fedchenko took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andrey Dvoryankin. Andrey Dvoryankin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Arsenal F.C. made a substitution. 洪泉挺 replaced Karl-Magnus Låsberg. Konstantin Naumov made in the 71st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Grigoriy Kudryavtsev. U21 Russia's Andrey Kozlov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lazo Ziya in the 73rd minute of play. Andrey Kozlov made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Lazo Ziya sent off a good shot on target. With an all-out effort, Arsenal F.C.'s Andrey Kozlov threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lazo Ziya, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Andrey Kozlov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lazo Ziya in the 78th minute of play. A collision led to U21 Russia getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Konstantin Naumov hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lazo Ziya got free with Andrey Kozlov in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Konstantin Naumov kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Lazo Ziya might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Andrey Kozlov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lazo Ziya ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 88th minute of the match, Lazo Ziya got a very nice opportunity to score, but Andrey Kozlov was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Andrey Dvoryankin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitaliy Fedchenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. A collision led to U21 Russia getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Konstantin Naumov hit a great ball. Despite being the better team, U21 Russia failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.