League

Kursk Arena
Spectators: 10969 (Terracing: 8228, Seating: 2523, VIP seats: 218) Andrey Denisov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Kovtun having to interfere. When German Kovtun fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Курск ФК's protests and gave German Kovtun a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7th match minute, Курск ФК was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by German Kovtun to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Курск ФК's goalkeeper Frutos Mallo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Andrey Denisov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Курск ФК's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrey Denisov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artem Kovtun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. True storY's Artem Kovtun proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save True storY from getting a goal against them. After 17 played minutes Курск ФК got a freekick which was hit by Timofey Makogon. If Maadan Lăcătuș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Andrey Denisov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Mai Li Cheng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, True storY's Artem Kovtun got control of the ball when Andrey Denisov tried to sneak it across the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Andrey Denisov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Artem Kovtun. True storY's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrey Denisov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Курск ФК's German Kovtun quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Denis Osokin, made in the 35th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Andrey Denisov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Курск ФК's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrey Denisov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artem Kovtun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andrey Denisov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes True storY's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leonid Bubnov who took care of the corner kick. Filipp Ilyin kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Mai Li Cheng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frutos Mallo having to interfere. Artem Kovtun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrey Denisov, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Курск ФК's attentive Vasiliy Kulakov managed to snatch the ball when Denis Osokin made a throw-in in the 59th minute of the game. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind True storY's goalkeeper Artem Kovtun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 61 minutes into the match, Курск ФК's goalkeeper Frutos Mallo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mai Li Cheng. 66 minutes into the match, Курск ФК's Andrey Denisov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Artem Kovtun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Artem Kovtun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrey Denisov in the 68th minute of play. Carmichael Cridland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frutos Mallo having to interfere. Курск ФК made a substitution. Filimon Tarasov replaced Filipp Ilyin. True storY's Vyacheslav Gruler was substituted for Emil Kostadinov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrey Denisov in the 73rd minute of play forced True storY's goalkeeper Artem Kovtun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Курск ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Carmichael Cridland came free, but Frutos Mallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 82nd minute of the game. One of True storY:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Курск ФК:s goal. Курск ФК's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leonid Bubnov in the 85th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of True storY's goalie and right to Vasiliy Kulakov. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. True storY's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Курск ФК's Boris Basalaev was substituted for Andrey Denisov. 张超骏 made in the 90th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Курск ФК's Leonid Bubnov. Artem Kovtun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boris Basalaev, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Frutos Mallo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vyacheslav Gruler, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Frutos Mallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vyacheslav Gruler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Курск ФК getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Roger Rosen hit a great ball. 98 minutes into the match, True storY's goal looked a bit too open when Boris Basalaev came free, but Artem Kovtun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Курск ФК support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.