Official Cup

Kursk Arena
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Emil Rzeszutek kicked off to start the match. Aleksandr Goncharenko struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Andrea Pirlo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Курск ФК. Andrea Pirlo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aleksandr Goncharenko in the 5th minute. Andrea Pirlo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikita Arhipov, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Gleb Subbotin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Rzeszutek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damazy Sroka charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Damazy Sroka the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 15th minute, Damazy Sroka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Radomiak Radom's Andrea Pirlo got control of the ball when Zinoviy Aksenov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andrea Pirlo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikita Arhipov, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Radomiak Radom's Andrea Pirlo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Radomiak Radom from getting a goal against them. Radomiak Radom's defense didn't have a chance, in the 21st minute, when Aleksey Doronin scored to the left of an out of position Andrea Pirlo, making the score, 1-0. Radomiak Radom's Andrea Pirlo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Radomiak Radom from getting a goal against them. Andrea Pirlo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksey Doronin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Rzeszutek in the 29th minute of play forced Курск ФК's goalkeeper Gleb Subbotin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radomiak Radom's Damazy Sroka got his second yellow card of the match in the 31st minute. The referee ordered Damazy Sroka off the ground. In the 32nd match minute, Radomiak Radom was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damazy Sroka to maneuver through the defense. Andrea Pirlo made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Aleksey Doronin sent off a good shot on target. The long shot by Zinoviy Aksenov in the 38th minute really tested Andrea Pirlo's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 45 minutes into the match, Radomiak Radom's goal looked a bit too open when Zinoviy Aksenov came free, but Andrea Pirlo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Aleksandr Goncharenko hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Gleb Subbotin acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 52nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Patryk Turacki. In the 53rd minute, Dawid Parajewski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gleb Subbotin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Zinoviy Aksenov scored 2-1 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andrea Pirlo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 60th match minute, Radomiak Radom was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zbigniew Mondrowski to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Курск ФК's German Feofanov got a free kick in the 67th minute. Gleb Subbotin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Rzeszutek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute, Nikita Arhipov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the match, Radomiak Radom's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksandr Goncharenko came free, but Andrea Pirlo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Radomiak Radom's Andrea Pirlo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikita Arhipov in the 77th minute of play. Andrea Pirlo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zinoviy Aksenov in the 80th minute of the match. Radomiak Radom's Andrea Pirlo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artem Malshinskiy in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute Aleksey Doronin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Pirlo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Radomiak Radom's Emil Rzeszutek got a free kick in the 85th minute. There was no doubt that Курск ФК were the better team. Курск ФК's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.