Prized/Friendly Cup

Platinum Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nikolay Seliverstov got the match started through his kick off. Dmitriy Sidorov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gary McAlister, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elliott Levander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nil Dergachev in the 9th minute of the match. Aleksey Antonov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Elliott Levander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elliott Levander made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Nikolay Seliverstov sent off a good shot on target. In the 20th minute FK Amur were awarded a corner. Sergey Somov went to the cornerflag to take it. When Gary McAlister fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leeds United FC's protests and gave Gary McAlister a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Leeds United FC's Gary McAlister got a free kick in the 21st minute. Mikael Larsfelt kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Sergey Somov was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 23rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Nikolay Seliverstov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FK Amur's Dmitriy Sidorov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gary McAlister in the 42nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Nikolay Seliverstov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elliott Levander was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. 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 Aaron Kvist made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Leeds United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nikolay Seliverstov came free, but Elliott Levander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikolay Seliverstov took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elliott Levander. Elliott Levander dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Aaron Kvists short, quick shot in the 60thth minute got Dmitriy Sidorov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to FK Amur getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Sergey Somov hit a great ball. In the 64th match minute, FK Amur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikolay Seliverstov to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gordon Strachan in the 68th minute of play forced FK Amur's goalkeeper Dmitriy Sidorov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 69 played minutes FK Amur got a freekick which was hit by Grigoriy Gerson. Leeds United FC's Gordon Strachan got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to FK Amur getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Grigoriy Gerson hit a great ball. Leeds United FC's Hans Rosendahl was substituted for Mikael Larsfelt. After 71 played minutes FK Amur got a freekick which was hit by Grigoriy Gerson. Nikolay Seliverstov kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. In the 75th minute Roman Ryabin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elliott Levander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Ryabin in the 76th minute of play forced Leeds United FC's goalkeeper Elliott Levander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 78 minutes, Dmitriy Sidorov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to FK Amur getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Grigoriy Gerson hit a great ball. Dmitriy Sidorov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Kvist in the 88th minute of play. Sergey Somov hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. A collision led to FK Amur getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Sergey Somov hit a great ball. Nikolay Seliverstov took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elliott Levander. Elliott Levander dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. When the referee blew the final whistle, FK Amur could leave the field as winners, despite Leeds United FC having more of the ball for most of the match.