U23 League

Platinum Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kees Koole made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Berend Hermensen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Artem Elizavetin. FK Amur's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Berend Hermensen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 7 minutes into the game, Berend Hermensen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Artem Elizavetin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Roman Zyuzin fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FK Amur's protests and gave Roman Zyuzin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 13th match minute, FK Amur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Zyuzin to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the game, Revenge's Kees Koole nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Artem Elizavetin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. FK Amur's Artem Elizavetin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berend Hermensen in the 19th minute of play. In the 20thth minute of the game Berend Hermensen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FK Amur's Artem Elizavetin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 26 played minutes FK Amur got a freekick which was hit by Timur Savin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Zuurman in the 27th minute of play forced FK Amur's goalkeeper Artem Elizavetin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aleksandr Vasyutin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matvey Lityagov in the 31st minute of the match. Revenge's Aleksandr Vasyutin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Revenge from getting a goal against them. Berend Hermensen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Elizavetin having to interfere. Artem Elizavetin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berend Hermensen in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berend Hermensen in the 38th minute of play forced FK Amur's goalkeeper Artem Elizavetin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

FK Amur's Artem Elizavetin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 50th minute of the match, managed to save FK Amur from getting a goal against them. The supporters of FK Amur booed when Revenge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vlad Dobrotă didn't get a good kick on the ball. Igor Romanchenko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aleksandr Vasyutin having to make a save. With a little luck, FK Amur's Artem Elizavetin got control of the ball when Berend Hermensen tried to sneak it across the goal line. 63 minutes into the game, Berend Hermensen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Artem Elizavetin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Artem Elizavetin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steven Palsma in the 70th minute of play. Berend Hermensen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Artem Elizavetin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute Harry Zuurman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Elizavetin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, FK Amur's goal looked a bit too open when Berend Hermensen came free, but Artem Elizavetin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gleb Portnov kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Berend Hermensen struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Artem Elizavetin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Revenge. The audience thought a goal was coming when Berend Hermensen got free with Artem Elizavetin in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mark Ustinov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksandr Vasyutin having to interfere. Aleksandr Vasyutin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timur Savin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.