Friendly League

Imjuba Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Grozny FC's Matvey Kartashev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yiğitcan Usman in the 3rd minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, Grozny FC's Andrey Berketov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kerem Pertev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 12 played minutes Imjuba got a freekick which was hit by Veysel Candemir. Kerem Pertev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimir Silin, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Grozny FC's Matvey Kartashev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Grozny FC from getting a goal against them. Kerem Pertev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrey Berketov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kerem Pertev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrey Berketov in the 24th minute of the match. Kerem Pertev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimir Silin in the 25th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrey Berketov in the 28th minute of play forced Imjuba's goalkeeper Kerem Pertev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kerem Pertev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimir Silin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matvey Kartashev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yiğitcan Usman in the 31st minute of play. Matvey Kartashev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Doğan Adıbelli in the 32nd minute. Ahmet Ziya Akdoğu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matvey Kartashev having to interfere. After having played for 35 minutes, Şinasi Aktar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Imjuba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Şinasi Aktar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 38 minutes into the match, Yiğitcan Usman dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Matvey Kartashev, 1-2. Kerem Pertev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrey Berketov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 played minutes Grozny FC got a freekick which was hit by Vladimir Silin. In the 43rd minute of the match, Şinasi Aktar got a very nice opportunity to score, but Matvey Kartashev was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. During the 46th minute of the match Vladimir Silin completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Vladimir Silin a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Imjuba booed when Grozny FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladimir Silin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half Grozny FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Andrey Berketov made the kick off in the second half. Matvey Kartashev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şinasi Aktar in the 51st minute of the match. 52 minutes into the game, Imjuba's Yiğitcan Usman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matvey Kartashev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Artem Gostintsev kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 59th minute Yiğitcan Usman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matvey Kartashev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Imjuba's Kerem Pertev got control of the ball when Aleksey Bolotin tried to sneak it across the goal line. 66 minutes into the game, Şinasi Aktar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Matvey Kartashev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 70 minutes into the game, Şinasi Aktar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Matvey Kartashev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Matvey Kartashev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şinasi Aktar, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 86 minutes into the game, Artem Gostintsev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grozny FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Imjuba the free kick. The supporters of Imjuba booed when Grozny FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artem Gostintsev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute Yiğitcan Usman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matvey Kartashev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matvey Kartashev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şinasi Aktar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grozny FC's Andrey Berketov got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Şinasi Aktar came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Imjuba fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Şinasi Aktar couldn't finish the play. Imjuba were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Grozny FC for a fine match.