Platinum Arena
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) FK Amur's Roman Uvarov 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 game, Roman Uvarov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ilija Skugor. Roman Uvarov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Igor Chernyshov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ilija Skugor. That made the score 2-0 in the 6 minute of play. Ilija Skugor was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Albert Belozerov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Albert Belozerov really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Roman Uvarov was extremely unlucky when he, in the 10th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yaroslav Samsonov in the 11th minute of play. With a little luck, Croatia's Ilija Skugor got control of the ball when Igor Chernyshov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Artem Elizavetin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dinko Stankovic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Timofey Vekshin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ilija Skugor, 4-0. 23 minutes into the match, Igor Chernyshov notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Croatia's Ilija Skugor. Ilija Skugor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Albert Belozerov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Ilija Skugor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28thth minute of the game Gleb Portnov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Croatia's Ilija Skugor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Croatia's Ilija Skugor got control of the ball when Igor Chernyshov tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 33 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Dinko Stankovic. In the 35th minute Sevastyan Eliseev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilija Skugor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Uvarov in the 37th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Uvarov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Ilija Skugor made a huge save. Ilija Skugor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Timofey Vekshin's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Belozerov in the 47th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Toni Mauzer made a kick off. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, Roman Uvarov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ilija Skugor. The Croatia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ilija Skugor should have stopped the shot. 55 minutes into the game, Dinko Stankovic was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Croatia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FK Amur the free kick. Dinko Stankovic kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Sevastyan Eliseev hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After having played for 62 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Uvarov in the 70th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Uvarov in the 72nd minute of play. When Yaroslav Samsonov fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FK Amur's protests and gave Yaroslav Samsonov a yellow card for diving instead. Yaroslav Samsonov kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 75th match minute, FK Amur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arkadiy Dubenskiy to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Toni Mauzer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Croatia's supporters rose to their feet, but Toni Mauzer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artem Elizavetin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Uvarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Chernyshov in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st 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: 7-0. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Toni Mauzer hit a great ball. 8-0 became the score in the 85th minute when Roman Uvarov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Igor Chernyshov scored 9-0 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilija Skugor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Toni Mauzer got free with Artem Elizavetin in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 94th minute Igor Chernyshov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilija Skugor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Uvarov in the 96th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FK Amur had played much better football throughout.
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