U23 League

Jayden Arena
Spectators: 173 (Terracing: 130, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vyacheslav Veniaminov kicked off to start the match. Marco Jamieson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vyacheslav Veniaminov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to SK Gullegem getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Elias Torfs hit a great ball. 10 minutes into the game, Cederique Jamieson threw the ball into play from the sideline. Курск ФК's Iosif Kalashnikov quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Marco Jamieson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vyacheslav Veniaminov in the 14th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the game, Vladislav Smirnov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Курск ФК's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SK Gullegem the free kick. The supporters of SK Gullegem booed when Курск ФК was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladislav Smirnov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Remco de Nooter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Курск ФК's Aleksey Silkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remco de Nooter in the 20th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Vyacheslav Veniaminov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Курск ФК fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Vyacheslav Veniaminov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jacky Jamieson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Aleksey Silkin made a huge save. SK Gullegem's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Remco de Nooter in the 35th minute. The corner led SK Gullegem's Remco de Nooter to fire away a dangerous shot which Aleksey Silkin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Mathis Van Eede scored 1-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aleksey Silkin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Курск ФК's Leonid Bulanov got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 47 minutes into the match, Курск ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Remco de Nooter came free, but Aleksey Silkin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Remco de Nooter to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes SK Gullegem got a freekick which was hit by Gerrit Quintens. After 55 played minutes Курск ФК got a freekick which was hit by Dmitriy Donaurov. Vyacheslav Veniaminov took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco Jamieson. Marco Jamieson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Vyacheslav Veniaminov charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vyacheslav Veniaminov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Курск ФК getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Vyacheslav Veniaminov hit a great ball. Курск ФК's Aleksey Silkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remco de Nooter in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, SK Gullegem's Jacky Jamieson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aleksey Silkin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Leonid Bulanov's late challenge caught a SK Gullegem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leonid Bulanov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 68th match minute, Курск ФК was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonid Bulanov to maneuver through the defense. Aleksey Silkin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Torfs in the 74th minute of play. Aleksey Silkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remco de Nooter, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 76th minute of the match SK Gullegem got a corner. Курск ФК's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Remco de Nooter ran over to the corner to take the kick. After having played for 78 minutes, Jacky Jamieson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SK Gullegem's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacky Jamieson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Remco de Nooter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84th minute, Vyacheslav Veniaminov made a precise shot to the right of Marco Jamieson. SK Gullegem's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. The supporters of Курск ФК booed when SK Gullegem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elias Torfs didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Vyacheslav Veniaminov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Jamieson was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cederique Jamieson during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cederique Jamieson hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Курск ФК's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.