National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Grigoriy Kudryavtsev started the match with the kick off. If 김 연 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sergey Sabadash took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 김 연, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, 김 연 managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 South Korea's supporters rose to their feet, but 김 연 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergey Sabadash breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 김 연 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sergey Sabadash made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 김 연 in the 8th minute of play. Grigoriy Kudryavtsev struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Harry Kane didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Russia. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislav Bessmertnyi in the 17th minute of play forced U21 South Korea's goalkeeper Harry Kane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, U21 South Korea's 김 연 got a free kick in the 20th minute. A collision led to U21 Russia getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Stepan Shalevich hit a great ball. After 25 minutes of play, U21 Russia's Grigoriy Kudryavtsev made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Harry Kane was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that 김 연's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergey Sabadash was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stanislav Bessmertnyi in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Harry Kane prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Grigoriy Kudryavtsev took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Harry Kane. Harry Kane dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Harry Kane made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Gleb Gorbunov sent off a good shot on target. 유 탄 hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the match, U21 South Korea's goalkeeper Harry Kane had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gleb Gorbunov. 45 minutes into the match, U21 South Korea's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislav Bessmertnyi came free, but Harry Kane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Harry Kane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanislav Bessmertnyi in the 45th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Russia's zone, 김 연 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sergey Sabadash came out of the goal and 김 연 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 김 연 made a kick off. U21 Russia's Sergey Sabadash proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Russia from getting a goal against them. 55 minutes into the match, U21 South Korea's 김 연 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sergey Sabadash narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniil Fomin charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniil Fomin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in U21 Russia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 56th minute. Penalty! Harry Kane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanislav Bessmertnyi in the 60th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, U21 South Korea's 유 탄 got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute, 유 탄 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Russia's Sergey Sabadash proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Russia from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in U21 South Korea's zone, Grigoriy Kudryavtsev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Harry Kane came out of the goal and Grigoriy Kudryavtsev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sergey Sabadash showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimmy-Floyd Sung in the 75th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, U21 Russia's goalkeeper Sergey Sabadash had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lee Kang. Konstantin Naumov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harry Kane having to interfere. Sergey Sabadash took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimmy-Floyd Sung, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Russia's Sergey Sabadash proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save U21 Russia from getting a goal against them. Sergey Sabadash made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Lee Kang sent off a good shot on target. 82 minutes into the match, Lee Kang had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sergey Sabadash. U21 Russia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lee Kang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. U21 Russia made a substitution. Matvey Lityagov replaced Grigoriy Bobrov. U21 Russia made a substitution. Vitaliy Fedchenko replaced Stanislav Bessmertnyi. 86 minutes into the game, Jimmy-Floyd Sung was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 South Korea's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Russia the free kick. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Jimmy-Floyd Sung took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Sergey Sabadash to make any attempt to save it. 김 고 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Sergey Sabadash made a huge save. U21 South Korea's Harry Kane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitaliy Fedchenko in the 98th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. U21 South Korea walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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