Official Cup

Old Heaven
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gennadiy Blatun kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelbassir Cestarolli in the 8th minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Josue Ayala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Josue Ayala didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abdelbassir Cestarolli went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Josue Ayala, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdelbassir Cestarolli in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Josue Ayala saved Феникс Санкт-Петербург from getting behind. Josue Ayala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelbassir Cestarolli in the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Abdelbassir Cestarolli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Josue Ayala. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abdelbassir Cestarolli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Jefferson de Mendonça took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Josue Ayala. Josue Ayala dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 33rd minute, Abdelbassir Cestarolli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cestarolli FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Primitivo Cayuela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josue Ayala having to interfere. The Феникс Санкт-Петербург players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cestarolli FC were winning 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdelbassir Cestarolli made a kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Jefferson de Mendonça could shoot a difficult shot in the 52nd minute, which Josue Ayala however easily saved by the left post. After some careless play in the Cestarolli FC defense, Gennadiy Blatun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Reynaldo Cestarolli. The Cestarolli FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Reynaldo Cestarolli should have stopped the shot. Reynaldo Cestarolli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksey Braga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdelbassir Cestarolli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Josue Ayala read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. In the 63rd minute of the match, Abdelbassir Cestarolli got a very nice opportunity to score, but Josue Ayala was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Reynaldo Cestarolli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gennadiy Blatun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jefferson de Mendonça struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Josue Ayala didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cestarolli FC. Reynaldo Cestarolli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksey Braga, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by Феникс Санкт-Петербург's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jefferson de Mendonça was slow to take the kick. During this time Cestarolli FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Jefferson de Mendonça almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala did a great save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Primitivo Cayuela in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Josue Ayala prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 83 minutes of play, Cestarolli FC's Abdelbassir Cestarolli made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Josue Ayala was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leonid Petrov in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Reynaldo Cestarolli saved Cestarolli FC from getting behind. In the 88th minute, Gennadiy Nazarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Josue Ayala came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Cestarolli FC's Abdelbassir Cestarolli. But to his dismay, Abdelbassir Cestarolli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-6.