Friendly League

Stadion Ekaterinburg
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Demyan Sidorov kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes of play, Manantiales's Serafin Guerau made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valeriy Kapustin was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 9 minutes, Cristian Merexildo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manantiales's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Merexildo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 12th minute, Demyan Sidorov made a precise shot to the right of Isidoro Pelagius. Manantiales's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Cristian Merexildo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valeriy Kapustin having to interfere. Isidoro Pelagius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Demyan Sidorov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valeriy Kapustin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Merexildo in the 20th minute of play. Cristian Merexildo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valeriy Kapustin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Cristian Merexildo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ekaterinburg FC's Valeriy Kapustin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Merexildo in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Egor Berzarin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Isidoro Pelagius, 2-1. Vladimir Mandrykin's late challenge caught a Manantiales's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vladimir Mandrykin helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Ekaterinburg FC's Vladimir Mandrykin got a free kick in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafin Guerau in the 42nd minute of play forced Ekaterinburg FC's goalkeeper Valeriy Kapustin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the game, Adrian Erasto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manantiales's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ekaterinburg FC the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 42nd minute of the game. One of Manantiales:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ekaterinburg FC:s goal. Manantiales:s Isidoro Pelagius showed great skill when he stopped Boris Zagorskiy:s penalty. Manantiales were awarded a corner in the 48th minute after Ekaterinburg FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luisito Garaile took the corner. The corner ended in Luisito Garaile almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ekaterinburg FC's Valeriy Kapustin did a great save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Serafin Guerau to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Serafin Guerau made a precise shot to the right of Valeriy Kapustin. Ekaterinburg FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Adrian Erasto hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. When Boris Zagorskiy came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Ekaterinburg FC 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 Boris Zagorskiy couldn't finish the play. Valeriy Kapustin didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 64th minute, which inside left pole to 2-3. Cristian Merexildo had several of the Ekaterinburg FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 70 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-4 score and a disappointed Valeriy Kapustin as he didn't even see the shot coming. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egor Berzarin in the 76th minute of play forced Manantiales's goalkeeper Isidoro Pelagius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valeriy Kapustin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafin Guerau, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Isidoro Pelagius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demyan Sidorov, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After 80 minutes, Igor Giermati mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ekaterinburg FC and the Manantiales players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80th match minute, Ekaterinburg FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Giermati to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Merexildo might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Valeriy Kapustin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Merexildo ran back to his position shaking his head. Isidoro Pelagius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Demyan Sidorov in the 95th minute of play.