Challenge

Platinum Arena
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Konstantin Lukyanovich started the match with the kick off. After having played for 3 minutes, Pavel Tihonovich managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK Amur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pavel Tihonovich was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Konstantin Lukyanovich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pavel Tihonovich hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Tommy Kahn made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Konstantin Lukyanovich sent off a good shot on target. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Konstantin Lukyanovich who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 18thth minute tested the skills of Tommy Kahn when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Pavel Tihonovich fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FK Amur's protests and gave Pavel Tihonovich a yellow card for diving instead. After 21 played minutes FK Amur got a freekick which was hit by Pavel Tihonovich. A collision led to FK Amur getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Andrey Makhovikov hit a great ball. In the 26th minute of the match, Konstantin Lukyanovich tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tommy Kahn saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, FK Amur's Klim Lukin got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 30th minute, FK Amur's Pavel Tihonovich ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Konstantin Lukyanovich might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommy Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Konstantin Lukyanovich ran back to his position shaking his head. Tommy Kahn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Konstantin Lukyanovich showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 36 minute of play. After a rather tough play, FK Amur's Konstantin Lukyanovich got a free kick in the 39th minute. Bogdan Dyachkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albin Holweck in the 41st minute of the match. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantin Lukyanovich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Konstantin Lukyanovich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Frank Sachs to strike the kick off in the second half. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Blauberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 55 minutes of play FK Amur's Klim Lukin was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to FK Amur getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Klim Lukin hit a great ball. Bogdan Dyachkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Sachs, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 60th minute, Adrian Dreifuss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FK Amur's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Igor Blauberg in the 62nd minute. Maksim Ivaschenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Blauberg in the 72nd minute of play. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maksim Ivaschenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Blauberg in the 77th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by FK Amur's Konstantin Lukyanovich. But to his dismay, Konstantin Lukyanovich quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. A well-hit corner resulted in Igor Blauberg heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After 85 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Dreifuss. When Igor Blauberg came up free with the goalie in the 89th 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 Igor Blauberg couldn't finish the play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Germany fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! The referee gave FK Amur a penalty, 92 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Igor Blauberg, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Germany's Tommy Kahn. 5-0. In the 96th minute Albin Holweck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Dyachkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bogdan Dyachkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 97th minute of play. There was no doubt that FK Amur were the better team. FK Amur's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.