National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Géza Csizmadia got the match started through his kick off. Mihály Győrfi charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mihály Győrfi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 3 played minutes U21 Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Mihály Győrfi. After a rather tough play, U21 Hungary's Vencel Csizmadia got a free kick in the 5th minute. Kirill Blindarev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dömötör Szűcs in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Géza Csizmadia in the 12th minute of play forced U21 Russia's goalkeeper Kirill Blindarev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Vencel Csizmadia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Modest Pushkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Milán Urbán hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the match, U21 Russia's goalkeeper Kirill Blindarev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dömötör Szűcs. U21 Hungary were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after U21 Russia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Árpád Gyurkovics took the corner. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Géza Csizmadia in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kirill Blindarev saved U21 Russia from getting behind. In the 34th minute Géza Csizmadia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kirill Blindarev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Krisztián Simicska took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Modest Pushkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st match minute, U21 Russia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Panteleimon Chernenko to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the game, U21 Hungary's Dömötör Szűcs nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kirill Blindarev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Ostap Romanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Krisztián Simicska tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

U21 Russia's Zinoviy Konstantinovskiy was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 51st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After having played for 55 minutes, Yakov Lvov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Russia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yakov Lvov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. U21 Russia's Ruben Pekov was substituted for Modest Pushkin. The audience was convinced that Ruben Pekov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Krisztián Simicska was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. U21 Russia's Kirill Blindarev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Géza Csizmadia in the 63rd minute of play. Ruben Pekov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 67thth minute, Krisztián Simicska skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With his leg Krisztián Simicska managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when U21 Russia's Ruben Pekov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. U21 Hungary's Alex Kovács was substituted for Dömötör Szűcs. The audience was convinced that Géza Csizmadia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kirill Blindarev was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. 77 minutes into the game, U21 Hungary's Alex Kovács nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kirill Blindarev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Panteleimon Chernenko kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. U21 Hungary made a substitution. Zsigmond Szigethy replaced András Sánta. After 90 played minutes U21 Russia got a freekick which was hit by Panteleimon Chernenko. Zinoviy Konstantinovskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dávid Hegedűs hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. U21 Hungary's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.