Krasnodar arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Binne Koppermann started the match with the kick off. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefan Dobay in the 11th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Alin Nichitelea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. The supporters of Carpathians booed when ФК КрасноДАР was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Binne Koppermann didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 18 played minutes Carpathians got a freekick which was hit by Roque Arixo. Matei Răducu made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Luka Gagnidze sent off a good shot on target. ФК КрасноДАР's Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Dobay in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Carpathians's goal looked a bit too open when Luka Gagnidze came free, but Matei Răducu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26thth minute of the game Stefan Dobay who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ФК КрасноДАР's Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 28th match minute, Carpathians was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leontin Ţurcaş to maneuver through the defense. Stefan Dobay blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov having to make a save. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefan Dobay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, ФК КрасноДАР's goal looked a bit too open when Stefan Dobay came free, but Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute, Stefan Dobay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Carpathians fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 37 minutes into the match, ФК КрасноДАР's goal looked a bit too open when Stefan Dobay came free, but Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefan Dobay in the 39th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, Carpathians's Leontin Ţurcaş sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 44 played minutes Carpathians got a freekick which was hit by Leontin Ţurcaş. 46 minutes into the match, Carpathians's goalkeeper Matei Răducu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luka Gagnidze. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stefan Dobay to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Stefan Dobay managed to get in a good position for a shot. Carpathians's supporters rose to their feet, but Stefan Dobay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stefan Dobay might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stefan Dobay ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stefan Dobay in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov saved ФК КрасноДАР from getting behind. After having played for 58 minutes, Stefan Dobay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Carpathians's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stefan Dobay 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 60th minute, Stefan Dobay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Carpathians fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. If Stefan Dobay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Dobay in the 63rd minute of play forced ФК КрасноДАР's goalkeeper Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65thth minute of the game Stefan Dobay who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ФК КрасноДАР's Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, ФК КрасноДАР's Kajetan Cetnar got a free kick in the 66th minute. Carpathians made a substitution. Martin Zafiu replaced Remus Piacente. In the 67th match minute, ФК КрасноДАР was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kajetan Cetnar to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind ФК КрасноДАР's goalkeeper Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Stefan Dobay blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Dobay in the 75th minute of play forced ФК КрасноДАР's goalkeeper Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Filimon Rodimov fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ФК КрасноДАР's protests and gave Filimon Rodimov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 76th match minute, ФК КрасноДАР was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filimon Rodimov to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute Gerasim Lyutov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matei Răducu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matei Răducu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerasim Lyutov in the 86th minute of the match. When Stefan Dobay in the 89th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 0-3 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. After a rather tough play, ФК КрасноДАР's Kajetan Cetnar got a free kick in the 94th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Carpathians eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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