Platinum Arena
Spectators: 193 (Terracing: 146,
Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) Raik Topuz kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. The FK Amur fans' excitement grew in the 4th match minute when FK Amur's Matvey Lityagov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Téo Savion received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Vyacheslav Buryak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raik Topuz in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vyacheslav Buryak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, FK Amur's Roman Zyuzin got a free kick in the 10th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 13 minutes, Patrick Knechtli successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Roman Zyuzin struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Patrick Knechtli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FK Amur. If Efim Prihodko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matvey Lityagov in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Patrick Knechtli, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Efim Prihodko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Patrick Knechtli made a huge save. 27 minutes into the match, Raik Topuz notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of FK Amur's Vyacheslav Buryak. Vyacheslav Buryak was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FK Amur's Vyacheslav Buryak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raik Topuz in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Téo Savion in the 33rd minute of play forced FK Amur's goalkeeper Vyacheslav Buryak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Daniel Schroeder almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FK Amur's Vyacheslav Buryak did a great save. If Efim Prihodko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th match minute, Olympique Fribourg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Téo Savion to maneuver through the defense. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raik Topuz to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Olympique Fribourg's goal looked a bit too open when Mark Ustinov came free, but Patrick Knechtli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patrick Knechtli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matvey Lityagov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vyacheslav Buryak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gene Emmenegger, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 60th match minute, Olympique Fribourg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Medero Gadea to maneuver through the defense. After 62 played minutes FK Amur got a freekick which was hit by Yuriy Dinkov. Olympique Fribourg made a substitution. Salomo Montandon replaced Dany Wiesenberg. In the 63rd minute, Yuriy Dinkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Olympique Fribourg getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Medero Gadea hit a great ball. After having played for 71 minutes, Gennadiy Grishin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK Amur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gennadiy Grishin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matvey Lityagov in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patrick Knechtli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raik Topuz in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vyacheslav Buryak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 81st match minute, Olympique Fribourg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edoardo Oroni to maneuver through the defense. Patrick Knechtli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gennadiy Grishin in the 82nd minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, FK Amur's goalkeeper Vyacheslav Buryak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fred Stutz. Patrick Knechtli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matvey Lityagov's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Vyacheslav Buryak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raik Topuz in the 86th minute of play. Téo Savion's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Vyacheslav Buryak firmly grabbed it by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Téo Savion managed to get in a good position for a shot. Olympique Fribourg's supporters rose to their feet, but Téo Savion was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vyacheslav Buryak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mark Ustinov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Patrick Knechtli having to make a save. Rostislav Zaitsev charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rostislav Zaitsev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 92nd match minute, FK Amur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rostislav Zaitsev to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute Matvey Lityagov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrick Knechtli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FK Amur's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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