Friendly League

Majachkalá Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Petr Lisich made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Petr Lisich's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Muhsin Yılkan was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Yuriy Varennikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Muhsin Yılkan having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Daguestan's Muhsin Yılkan threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Petr Lisich, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a little luck, Halkali SK's Muhsin Yılkan got control of the ball when Ilya Dementiev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Petr Lisich who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Muhsin Yılkan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 13 minutes into the game, Eyüp Ilgaz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Halkali SK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Daguestan the free kick. Eyüp Ilgaz kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Ahmet Fikret Visali recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Muhsin Yılkan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petr Lisich, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Hazar Tuncay scored 0-1 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eduard Berezutskiy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 29th minute Ahmet Fikret Visali shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduard Berezutskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esat Uluşahin in the 30th minute of play forced Daguestan's goalkeeper Eduard Berezutskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esat Uluşahin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Eduard Berezutskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hazar Tuncay hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. After 40 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Halkali SK! In the 44th minute of the match, Sergey Koshelev tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Muhsin Yılkan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hazar Tuncay made a kick off. Hazar Tuncay hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. After 58 minutes Halkali SK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Varlam Tikhonov who took care of the corner kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Petr Lisich in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Muhsin Yılkan saved Halkali SK from getting behind. 60 minutes into the match, Halkali SK's goal looked a bit too open when Petr Lisich came free, but Muhsin Yılkan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Daguestan's Petr Lisich in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Halkali SK's goalie prevented a goal. Hazar Tuncay did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Eduard Berezutskiy 66 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Hazar Tuncay took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Eduard Berezutskiy to make any attempt to save it. Güralp Çetiner kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Muhsin Yılkan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilya Dementiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 74th minute, Halkali SK's Ahmet Fikret Visali dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. After a rather tough play, Daguestan's Vyacheslav Adashevskiy got a free kick in the 78th minute. Eduard Berezutskiy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Esat Uluşahin in the 83rd minute. In the 89th minute, Ilya Dementiev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Daguestan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. The audience was convinced that Petr Lisich's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Muhsin Yılkan was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. In the 97th minute of the match Daguestan got a corner. Halkali SK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Varlam Tikhonov ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Halkali SK's goalie and right to Sergey Koshelev. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Halkali SK's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. When the match was over Halkali SK could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Daguestan throughout the match.