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Match Report
Kursk
Spectators: 9197 (Terracing: 6899,
Seating: 2115, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Savas Likouris started the match with the kick off. When Gleb Elkibaev came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Esperance 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 Gleb Elkibaev couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcus Abrahamsson in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mikhail Buchenkov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mikhail Buchenkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gleb Elkibaev in the 20th minute of the match. Mikhail Buchenkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gleb Elkibaev in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Marcus Abrahamsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mikhail Buchenkov. FCZ 1925's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcus Abrahamsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Abrahamsson in the 26th minute of play forced FCZ 1925's goalkeeper Mikhail Buchenkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcus Abrahamsson in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mikhail Buchenkov saved FCZ 1925 from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcus Abrahamsson in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mikhail Buchenkov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Esperance's Gleb Elkibaev got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind FCZ 1925's goalkeeper Mikhail Buchenkov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mikhail Buchenkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gleb Elkibaev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, FCZ 1925's goal looked a bit too open when Gleb Elkibaev came free, but Mikhail Buchenkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39thth minute of the game Gleb Elkibaev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FCZ 1925's Mikhail Buchenkov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gleb Elkibaev in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mikhail Buchenkov saved FCZ 1925 from getting behind. When Esperance's Gleb Elkibaev in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FCZ 1925's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcus Abrahamsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Esperance's Gleb Elkibaev ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mikhail Buchenkov. Mikhail Buchenkov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Emil Gostev kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. When Felix Kazachenok came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Esperance 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 Felix Kazachenok couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Esperance getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Marcus Abrahamsson hit a great ball. In the 67th minute, Jon Aglen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladimír Maslachenko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jon Aglen, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Gleb Elkibaev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Mikhail Buchenkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, FCZ 1925's goal looked a bit too open when Gleb Elkibaev came free, but Mikhail Buchenkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gleb Elkibaev in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mikhail Buchenkov saved FCZ 1925 from getting behind. Esperance's Arkadiy Barbarash was substituted for Bram Boonen. Timur Aronin kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After 83 played minutes FCZ 1925 got a freekick which was hit by Erast Vishnyakov. In the 90th minute, Marcus Abrahamsson 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. After a defensive mix-up in FCZ 1925's zone, Marcus Abrahamsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mikhail Buchenkov came out of the goal and Marcus Abrahamsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the final whistle sounded Esperance left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FCZ 1925.
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