Prized/Friendly Cup

Platinum Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mark Proskurin got the match started through his kick off. Roman Uvarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Timofey Vekshin during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FK Amur getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Timofey Vekshin hit a great ball. Veniamin Toropchin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yakov Romanov in the 5th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, FK Amur's goal looked a bit too open when Viktor Zinchenko came free, but Veniamin Toropchin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Timofey Vekshin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ivan Belozerov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Viktor Zinchenko might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Veniamin Toropchin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Viktor Zinchenko ran back to his position shaking his head. 19 minutes into the match, FK Amur's goal looked a bit too open when Mark Proskurin came free, but Veniamin Toropchin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Mark Proskurin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivan Belozerov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Romanchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artem Kuvykov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Belozerov having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Mark Proskurin made a precise shot to the right of Veniamin Toropchin. FK Amur's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Igor Romanchenko's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute, Ivan Belozerov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ivan Belozerov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Romanchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivan Belozerov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Uvarov in the 36th minute of the match. Timofey Vekshin kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Romanchenko in the 41st minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Ivan Belozerov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Romanchenko's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 45thth minute, Ivan Belozerov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Igor Romanchenko charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Igor Romanchenko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Arsenal F.C. booed when FK Amur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Romanchenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 49th minute, Viktor Zinchenko made a precise shot to the right of Veniamin Toropchin. FK Amur's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Igor Romanchenko made a kick off. In the 58th minute, Grigoriy Doronkin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With his leg Veniamin Toropchin managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Arsenal F.C.'s Grigoriy Doronkin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, FK Amur's Veniamin Toropchin got control of the ball when Yakov Romanov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Artem Melnikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Veniamin Toropchin having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Viktor Zinchenko collided with one of FK Amur's players - so bad that he fractured his nose. When Yaroslav Samsonov fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FK Amur's protests and gave Yaroslav Samsonov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th minute, Vladislav Burov sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FK Amur's Veniamin Toropchin didn't even have to move. FK Amur's Yaroslav Samsonov got his second yellow card of the match in the 72nd minute. The referee ordered Yaroslav Samsonov off the ground. A collision led to FK Amur getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Yaroslav Samsonov hit a great ball. Veniamin Toropchin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Proskurin in the 73rd minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Timofey Vekshin came free, but Ivan Belozerov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Veniamin Toropchin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Proskurin in the 77th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Artem Kuvykov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK Amur fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. If Roman Uvarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Artem Melnikov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Arsenal F.C.'s Ruslan Hohryakov in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK Amur's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Proskurin in the 93rd minute of play forced FK Amur's goalkeeper Veniamin Toropchin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruslan Hohryakov in the 97th minute of play forced FK Amur's goalkeeper Veniamin Toropchin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. During the 98th minute of the match Artem Melnikov completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Artem Melnikov a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Arsenal F.C. getting a freekick after 99 minutes play. Artem Melnikov hit a great ball.

The FK Amur fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Arsenal F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.