National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roman Uvarov kicked off to start the match. Colin Wiltshire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Uvarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Colin Wiltshire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruslan Hohryakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After a rather tough play, U21 Russia's Igor Sklyarov got a free kick in the 8th minute. After 10 played minutes, U21 Northern Ireland's Glen Knowles shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Egor Askin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in U21 Northern Ireland reached it. Ruslan Hohryakov struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Colin Wiltshire didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Russia. Colin Wiltshire showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Uvarov in the 12th minute of the match. Colin Wiltshire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Uvarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Harvey McLiam Wilson kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Igor Sklyarov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Colin Wiltshire read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Colin Wiltshire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladislav Antonov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kirk Monk in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Egor Askin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Egor Askin didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when U21 Northern Ireland's Kirk Monk shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 30 minutes into the match, U21 Russia's goal looked a bit too open when Kirk Monk came free, but Egor Askin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colin Wiltshire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Uvarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egor Askin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Glen Knowles in the 38th minute of the match. The supporters of U21 Northern Ireland booed when U21 Russia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladislav Antonov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kirk Monk made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kirk Monk in the 56th minute of play forced U21 Russia's goalkeeper Egor Askin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Egor Askin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Glen Knowles in the 58th minute of the match. Colin Wiltshire had great luck who in the 60thth minute grab hold of the ball when Roman Uvarov from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After a rather tough play, U21 Northern Ireland's Martyn Bonds got a free kick in the 68th minute. U21 Northern Ireland made a substitution. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge replaced Alfred Payne. After a rather tough play, U21 Northern Ireland's Martyn Bonds got a free kick in the 70th minute. Colin Wiltshire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Uvarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 75 in the game by Ruslan Hohryakov from a close distance when the talented Colin Wiltshire managed to make a qualified save. U21 Northern Ireland's players were relieved. Dave Fleming kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 82nd minute by Ruslan Hohryakov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 87 minutes into the match, Ruslan Hohryakov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Colin Wiltshire. U21 Northern Ireland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ruslan Hohryakov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Colin Wiltshire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuriy Burov in the 92nd minute of play. When the match was over U21 Russia could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than U21 Northern Ireland throughout the match.