Official Cup

Kursk Arena
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Andrey Denisov made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Albi Martínez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frutos Mallo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A throw-in in the 8th minute of the game was made by Işık Ayman with Mehmet Oğuz Bayramoğlu as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Tarkan Ushan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Frutos Mallo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waldemar Ryback in the 15th minute of play. Timofey Makogon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Xu Yi Lei having to make a save. The supporters of Курск ФК booed when City Friseur Wuppertal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Waldemar Ryback didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xu Yi Lei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrey Denisov in the 25th minute of the match. Vasiliy Kulakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xu Yi Lei having to interfere. In the 32nd minute Avram Stegaru 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. Frutos Mallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albi Martínez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rdth minute of the game Albi Martínez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Andrey Denisov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Xu Yi Lei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrey Denisov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldemar Ryback in the 42nd minute of play forced Курск ФК's goalkeeper Frutos Mallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonid Bubnov was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 47th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. City Friseur Wuppertal made a substitution. Nebi Tokyürek replaced Avram Stegaru. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Waldemar Ryback to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 56 minutes, Andrey Denisov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Курск ФК's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrey Denisov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 58th match minute, Курск ФК was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonid Bubnov to maneuver through the defense. Leonid Bubnov hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind City Friseur Wuppertal's goalkeeper Xu Yi Lei, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo got control of the ball when Waldemar Ryback tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 69th minute of the match, Waldemar Ryback got a very nice opportunity to score, but Frutos Mallo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Albi Martínez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frutos Mallo having to interfere. 77 minutes into the game, Hipolito Normando threw the ball into play from the sideline. Курск ФК's Filimon Tarasov quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 78th match minute, City Friseur Wuppertal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waldemar Ryback to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Nebi Tokyürek managed to get in a good position for a shot. City Friseur Wuppertal's supporters rose to their feet, but Nebi Tokyürek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Frutos Mallo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Курск ФК made a substitution. Filipp Ilyin replaced Vasiliy Kulakov. In the 86th minute Boris Basalaev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xu Yi Lei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albi Martínez was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 87th minute. City Friseur Wuppertal's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Boris Basalaev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Xu Yi Lei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boris Basalaev in the 93rd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Курск ФК had won after a very even match.