U21 League

Kursk Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. José Luis Sanchez started the match with the kick off. After 7th play minutes Johan Browall shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Vladimir Tarasov and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 11th minute Rustam Polezhaev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horacio Ponc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rustam Polezhaev received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Horacio Ponc came out and tried to block the shot, but Rustam Polezhaev slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 14th minute. Horacio Ponc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vyacheslav Veniaminov in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute Курск ФК were awarded a corner. Nikolay Alimov went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Курск ФК's corner Nikolay Alimov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Horacio Ponc quite easily take care of the ball. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Xiao Jian Han sped through Курск ФК's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vladimir Tarasov. In the 32nd minute Курск ФК were awarded a corner. Nikolay Alimov went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Nikolay Alimov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Каблешково's Horacio Ponc did a great save. 33 minutes into the match, Каблешково's José Luis Sanchez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vladimir Tarasov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ruslan Polyakov kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Каблешково's Irinel Balotă seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Irinel Balotă the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Каблешково protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Irinel Balotă had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 40th minute, one of Каблешково:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Каблешково. Vladimir Tarasov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from José Luis Sanchez went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. After the first half Каблешково were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The supporters of Курск ФК booed when Каблешково was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salah Mohamed didn't get a good kick on the ball. Horacio Ponc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vyacheslav Veniaminov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dmitriy Donaurov hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. If Rustam Polezhaev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Курск ФК booed when Каблешково was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salah Mohamed didn't get a good kick on the ball. Horacio Ponc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vyacheslav Veniaminov, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Vladimir Tarasov made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when José Luis Sanchez sent off a good shot on target. Каблешково made a substitution. Nesho Ginkov replaced Nasko Elenchev. Vladimir Tarasov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Luis Sanchez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Каблешково's goal looked a bit too open when Klim Merkushev came free, but Horacio Ponc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Курск ФК booed when Каблешково was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salah Mohamed didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd minute, Xiao Jian Han hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Horacio Ponc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikita Bessonov, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. When Xiao Jian Han came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Каблешково 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 Xiao Jian Han couldn't finish the play. Dmitriy Donaurov hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Vladimir Tarasov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but José Luis Sanchez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 89 minute of play. Vyacheslav Veniaminov kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Курск ФК's Vladimir Tarasov got control of the ball when Xiao Jian Han tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Курск ФК supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Каблешково's performance. The match ended with a win for Каблешково.