Challenge

Kursk Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 2nd minute of play forced Курск ФК's goalkeeper Frutos Mallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Szekeres Tamas made in the 4th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Takacs Tibor however managed to control. A throw-in in the 10th minute of the game was made by Szekeres Tamas with Takacs Tibor as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 13th minute of the game Szekeres Tamas made a throw-in which Takacs Tibor played forward. Fodor Daniel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andrey Denisov's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Balazs Lajos in the 21st minute of play forced Курск ФК's goalkeeper Frutos Mallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Major Barna 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. Hungary's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Antal Valentin in the 29th minute. After a rather tough play, Hungary's Szekeres Tamas got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After some careless play in the Hungary defense, Andrey Denisov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fodor Daniel. The Hungary fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fodor Daniel should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Hungary's Balazs Lajos got a free kick in the 37th minute. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrey Denisov in the 38th minute of play. In the 42nd minute of the game Katona Janos made a throw-in which Takacs Tibor played forward. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 51st minute, German Kovtun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Hungary defense, Andrey Denisov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fodor Daniel. The Hungary fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fodor Daniel should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Курск ФК's German Kovtun got a free kick in the 59th minute. After some careless play in the Курск ФК defense, Major Barna kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frutos Mallo. The Курск ФК fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frutos Mallo should have stopped the shot. Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Курск ФК from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Major Barna got free with Frutos Mallo in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Andrey Denisov came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Курск ФК fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Andrey Denisov couldn't finish the play. In the 69thth minute of the game Andrey Denisov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hungary's Fodor Daniel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Takacs Tibor made in the 75th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Major Barna however managed to control. Szekeres Tamas got a throw-in 81 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Takacs Tibor. 84 minutes into the match, Andrey Denisov notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Hungary's Fodor Daniel. Fodor Daniel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 91stth minute of the game Andrey Denisov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hungary's Fodor Daniel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 92nd minute, Andrey Denisov 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. Hungary's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Курск ФК had won, even though Hungary had held more of the ball.