Prized/Friendly Cup

La Xibombonera
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Roman Uvarov got the match started through his kick off. Sevastyan Eliseev hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gerasim Pyatnitskiy in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frédson Freire saved Xiboquinha FC from getting behind. Frédson Freire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Uvarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, FK Amur's Igor Chernyshov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Frédson Freire narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Igor Chernyshov fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FK Amur's protests and gave Igor Chernyshov a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Chernyshov in the 27th minute of play forced Xiboquinha FC's goalkeeper Frédson Freire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Igor Chernyshov 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: 0-1. Nil Dergachev made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Franklin Mendes sent off a good shot on target. Roman Uvarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Xiboquinha FC defense, Igor Chernyshov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frédson Freire. The Xiboquinha FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frédson Freire should have stopped the shot. Xiboquinha FC's Frédson Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Uvarov in the 36th minute of play. Frédson Freire showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Chernyshov in the 38th minute of the match. Igor Chernyshov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 44 minutes of play, FK Amur's Roman Uvarov made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frédson Freire was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Xiboquinha FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FK Amur were winning 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when André Meirelles stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betão Vinhas in the 51st minute of play forced FK Amur's goalkeeper Nil Dergachev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 59 minutes of play, FK Amur's Roman Uvarov made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frédson Freire was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nil Dergachev came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Xiboquinha FC's Franklin Mendes. But to his dismay, Franklin Mendes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Nikolay Chumak hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute, Igor Chernyshov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Meirelles in the 82nd minute of play forced FK Amur's goalkeeper Nil Dergachev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Xiboquinha FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Franklin Mendes hit a great ball. If Igor Chernyshov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, FK Amur's Rustam Katuzhenets got a free kick in the 89th minute. Franklin Mendes took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nil Dergachev. Nil Dergachev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FK Amur had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.