Challenge

Kursk Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kevin Mastache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andrey Denisov took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 15thth minute of the game Axel Montenegro 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Andrey Denisov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Курск ФК's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrey Denisov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andrey Denisov in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Frutos Mallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santino Seco in the 23rd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the game, Kevin Mastache cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Frutos Mallo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A sloppy throw-in by Kevin Mastache in the 28th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Курск ФК's Filimon Tarasov. 31 minutes into the match, Colombia's Axel Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Frutos Mallo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 41 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrey Denisov. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andrey Denisov went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andrey Denisov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Andrey Denisov made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joshua Garrido during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 61st match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Garrido to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Andrey Denisov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. Andrey Denisov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Курск ФК's goalkeeper Frutos Mallo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Frutos Mallo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Andrey Denisov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. After having played for 81 minutes, Roman Burakov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Курск ФК's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roman Burakov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 85 minutes into the match, Курск ФК's Boris Basalaev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Taras Baranov got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 6-2. 87 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, Colombia's Frutos Mallo threw himself towards the right post 91 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ignacio Mastache, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After having played for 91 minutes, Ignacio Mastache managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colombia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ignacio Mastache 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 96th minute Ignacio Mastache 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. Курск ФК's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.