Challenge

Platinum Arena
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Scotland's Zac O'Donnell 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. 3 minutes into the match, Roman Uvarov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alexander Higgins, 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roman Uvarov in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexander Higgins saved Scotland from getting behind. After 6 played minutes Scotland got a freekick which was hit by Robert McNeill. Alexander Higgins had great luck who in the 7thth minute grab hold of the ball when Roman Uvarov from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After a defensive mix-up in Scotland's zone, Timofey Vekshin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexander Higgins came out of the goal and Timofey Vekshin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alexander Higgins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Uvarov in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th play minute Roman Uvarov came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Alexander Higgins. 2-0. Alexander Higgins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Uvarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute FK Amur were awarded a corner. Yaroslav Samsonov went to the cornerflag to take it. Alexander Higgins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Uvarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FK Amur's Yaroslav Samsonov got a free kick in the 29th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Roman Uvarov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FK Amur's supporters rose to their feet, but Roman Uvarov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexander Higgins breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Yaroslav Samsonov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Stepan Kirichenko came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the FK Amur 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 Stepan Kirichenko couldn't finish the play. After 37 played minutes Scotland got a freekick which was hit by Fletcher Main. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Igor Chernyshov during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Scotland booed when FK Amur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Chernyshov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Roman Uvarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexander Higgins was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Alexander Higgins stood somewhat misplaced when Roman Uvarov came free in front of goal and shot 4-0 to the left of him in the 45 minute. 48 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Timofey Vekshin came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roman Uvarov to make the kick off. Yaroslav Samsonov's late challenge caught a Scotland's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yaroslav Samsonov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 51st match minute, FK Amur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yaroslav Samsonov to maneuver through the defense. Albert Belozerov took the ball and in the 53 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 5-0. Fletcher Main's late challenge caught a FK Amur's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fletcher Main helped the player get up and apologised. After 56 played minutes Scotland got a freekick which was hit by Fletcher Main. The FK Amur fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when FK Amur's Roman Uvarov 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 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Alexander Higgins didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Timofey Vekshin went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Scotland defense, Timofey Vekshin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexander Higgins. The Scotland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexander Higgins should have stopped the shot. FK Amur's Albert Belozerov got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 70th minute, Roman Uvarov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK Amur fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. In the 76th match minute, FK Amur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Chernyshov to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Uvarov came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Scotland getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Robert McNeill hit a great ball. In the 84thth minute of the game Roman Uvarov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Scotland's Alexander Higgins was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 86 minutes, Roman Uvarov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK Amur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roman Uvarov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 92 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Uvarov came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.