Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Marek Řípa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Rodion Nikitin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodion Nikitin did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Pavel Hanka 15 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in FK Košíře Praha's zone, Rodion Nikitin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pavel Hanka came out of the goal and Rodion Nikitin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Parfen Babarykin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pavel Hanka was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Pavel Hanka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Parfen Babarykin in the 25th minute of the match. Pavel Hanka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arkadiy Amfiteatrov in the 28th minute of the match. If Marek Řípa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Petr Anton in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Polikarp Miheev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 41st play minutes Petr Anton shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Polikarp Miheev and just under the crossbar into goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Parfen Babarykin made the kick off in the second half. Polikarp Miheev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marek Řípa's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute, Parfen Babarykin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 58 minutes into the match, FK Košíře Praha's goal looked a bit too open when Parfen Babarykin came free, but Pavel Hanka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Parfen Babarykin came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Russia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Parfen Babarykin couldn't finish the play. Pavel Hanka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grigoriy Melnichenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, Russia's goal looked a bit too open when Petr Anton came free, but Polikarp Miheev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Russia's Polikarp Miheev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petr Anton in the 75th minute of play. Petr Anton's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Polikarp Miheev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Grigoriy Melnichenko put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Pavel Hanka. After a rather tough play, FK Košíře Praha's Osvald Bravenec got a free kick in the 82nd minute. If Parfen Babarykin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 86 minutes into the match, Russia's goal looked a bit too open when Petr Anton came free, but Polikarp Miheev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pavel Hanka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Parfen Babarykin in the 89th minute of the match. Pavel Hanka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arkadiy Amfiteatrov, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkadiy Amfiteatrov in the 94th minute of play forced FK Košíře Praha's goalkeeper Pavel Hanka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pavel Hanka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Parfen Babarykin in the 96th minute of play. Pavel Hanka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigoriy Melnichenko in the 97th minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.