U21 League

Kursk Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Rustam Polezhaev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 13th minute, Sergey Kryukov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 14 minutes into the match, Курск ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Souza came free, but Anton Boyarintsev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, ПФК Миньор Раднево's goal looked a bit too open when Gennadiy Lonchakov came free, but Ivo Faria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivo Faria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gennadiy Lonchakov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gennadiy Lonchakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Faria having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalkeeper Ivo Faria had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Georgiy Stavronskiy. 20 minutes into the match, ПФК Миньор Раднево's Pedro Souza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anton Boyarintsev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Pedro Souza suffered a concussion after 24 minutes and had to leave the field. After 24 minutes, Vladislav Smirnov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Курск ФК and the ПФК Миньор Раднево players grew even worse after the yellow card. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Lulcho Geshanov was substituted for Pedro Souza. After a rather tough play, Курск ФК's Vladislav Smirnov got a free kick in the 26th minute. 34 minutes into the match, Курск ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Tzanko Bogatev came free, but Anton Boyarintsev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Leonid Bulanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Курск ФК booed when ПФК Миньор Раднево was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tzanko Bogatev didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ivan Kulekov came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the ПФК Миньор Раднево 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 Ivan Kulekov couldn't finish the play. When Rafail Dumanov fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ПФК Миньор Раднево's protests and gave Rafail Dumanov a yellow card for diving instead. Rafail Dumanov kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalkeeper Ivo Faria had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Georgiy Stavronskiy. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Ivo Faria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Georgiy Stavronskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Anton Boyarintsev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lulcho Geshanov went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Anton Boyarintsev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lulcho Geshanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ventzislav Genovski hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Vergil Manolev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anton Boyarintsev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. Vladimir Bulanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Ivo Faria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ventzislav Genovski hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Курск ФК were furious when Vladislav Smirnov was red carded, 73 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Курск ФК fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 72nd minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Anton Boyarintsev, was totally fooled by ПФК Миньор Раднево's Stancho Karev, who 74 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 77 minutes into the match, Курск ФК's goalkeeper Anton Boyarintsev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lulcho Geshanov. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lulcho Geshanov got free with Anton Boyarintsev in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st minute Rustam Polezhaev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Faria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute of the match Курск ФК got a corner. ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Georgiy Stavronskiy ran over to the corner to take the kick. Vladimir Bulanov made a great header on Курск ФК's corner, it was just that ПФК Миньор Раднево's Ivo Faria managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 85th minute Rustam Polezhaev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Faria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in ПФК Миньор Раднево's zone, Rustam Polezhaev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivo Faria came out of the goal and Rustam Polezhaev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ПФК Миньор Раднево walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.