U23 League

Chlorine Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Курск ФК's Vyacheslav Veniaminov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Kartal Başar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aleksey Silkin having to make a save. Aleksey Silkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kartal Başar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joannes Leenknecht made in the 11th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Курск ФК's Leonid Bulanov. 14 minutes into the game, Twierdza Osowiec's Kartal Başar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aleksey Silkin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Aleksey Silkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kartal Başar in the 21st minute of the match. Aleksey Silkin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kartal Başar in the 24th minute of play. Twierdza Osowiec's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Yong 典韦 in the 30th minute. The corner led Twierdza Osowiec's Yong 典韦 to fire away a dangerous shot which Aleksey Silkin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Twierdza Osowiec's Pepo Orihuela managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Nikolay Alimov in the 31 minute of the game. Aleksey Silkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kartal Başar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Курск ФК's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yong 典韦 was slow to take the kick. During this time Twierdza Osowiec's players had a chance to rest. 37 minutes into the match, Twierdza Osowiec's Kartal Başar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aleksey Silkin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Kartal Başar fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Joannes Leenknecht got a throw-in 42 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Yong 典韦. 44 minutes into the game, Joannes Leenknecht threw the ball into play from the sideline. Курск ФК's Vyacheslav Veniaminov quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kartal Başar to make the kick off. Twierdza Osowiec's Kartal Başar got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aleksey Silkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kartal Başar, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Aleksey Silkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kartal Başar in the 60th minute of the match. The corner led Twierdza Osowiec's Joannes Leenknecht to fire away a dangerous shot which Aleksey Silkin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Billy Hendrickx struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Aleksey Silkin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Twierdza Osowiec. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kartal Başar in the 71st minute of play forced Курск ФК's goalkeeper Aleksey Silkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Kartal Başar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aleksey Silkin. Курск ФК's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kartal Başar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 85th minute, Twierdza Osowiec's Pang Qiang Fan seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Pang Qiang Fan the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Twierdza Osowiec protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Pang Qiang Fan had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 85 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Twierdza Osowiec! After 88 minutes Twierdza Osowiec's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Timofey Karaulov who took care of the corner kick. In the 88thth minute of the game Vyacheslav Veniaminov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Twierdza Osowiec's Waut Vanden Berghe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 89th minute, Leonid Bulanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the match, Twierdza Osowiec's Kartal Başar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aleksey Silkin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kartal Başar in the 94th minute of play forced Курск ФК's goalkeeper Aleksey Silkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Faustino Cordaryal came free in the 97th minute and tried to tip the ball over Aleksey Silkin, but to the joy of Курск ФК's supporters the ball went over. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Twierdza Osowiec fully deserved thier win.