Official Cup

Kursk Arena
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Frutos Mallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hafız Öztekin in the 5th minute of the match. The supporters of Keep Walking Project booed when Курск ФК was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Taras Baranov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute Cristian Oancea 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. Aron Iurașcu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrey Denisov in the 16th minute of the match. Aron Iurașcu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrey Denisov in the 18th minute of the match. After 19 played minutes Курск ФК got a freekick which was hit by Roger Rosen. After having played for 20 minutes, Pavel Kořán managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Keep Walking Project's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pavel Kořán was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Andrey Denisov might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aron Iurașcu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrey Denisov ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrey Denisov in the 23rd minute of play forced Keep Walking Project's goalkeeper Aron Iurașcu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Pavel Kořán made a precise shot to the right of Frutos Mallo. Курск ФК's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. With a little luck, Keep Walking Project's Aron Iurașcu got control of the ball when Andrey Denisov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Frutos Mallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Kořán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the game, Andrey Denisov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Aron Iurașcu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Andrey Denisov might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aron Iurașcu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrey Denisov ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 41st minute Andrey Denisov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Iurașcu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was a well-played corner which Roman Burakov managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand.

Keep Walking Project made a substitution. Pana Rama replaced Damian Hurgoi. The wind increased when Andrey Denisov made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Keep Walking Project's Pana Rama dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. 76 minutes into the match, Keep Walking Project's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Denisov came free, but Aron Iurașcu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Курск ФК's Andrey Denisov got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Курск ФК made a substitution. Filimon Tarasov replaced Filipp Ilyin. Frutos Mallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pana Rama in the 83rd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Andrey Denisov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aron Iurașcu. Keep Walking Project's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrey Denisov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Курск ФК's Boris Basalaev was substituted for Andrey Denisov. Fabio Cannavaro hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boris Basalaev in the 93rd minute of play forced Keep Walking Project's goalkeeper Aron Iurașcu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Курск ФК were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after Keep Walking Project's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Leonid Bubnov took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Leonid Bubnov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Aron Iurașcu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.