Official Cup

Rock Stadium
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fedor Ivanchuk got the match started through his kick off. Igor Akinfeev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrigo Bautista's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Voskresensk FC's Igor Akinfeev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Bautista in the 18th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gleb Sorokin got free with Severino Barros in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Severino Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evgeniy Fomichev in the 21st minute of the match. Palermo AFC's Severino Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fedor Ivanchuk in the 22nd minute of play. Grigoriy Galkin made in the 24th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gu Xuan Xiong immediately put the ball in play. Evgeniy Fomichev scored 1-1 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Severino Barros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rodrigo Bautista in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Igor Akinfeev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Voskresensk FC booed when Palermo AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cao Xi Kuan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Voskresensk FC's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Severino Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evgeniy Fomichev in the 42nd minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Palermo AFC's goalkeeper Severino Barros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gleb Sorokin.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rodrigo Bautista to make the kick off. Igor Akinfeev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Bautista, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After 52 played minutes Voskresensk FC got a freekick which was hit by Gleb Sorokin. After some careless play in the Voskresensk FC defense, Rodrigo Bautista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Igor Akinfeev. The Voskresensk FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Igor Akinfeev should have stopped the shot. In the 57th minute, Gleb Sorokin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Voskresensk FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Igor Akinfeev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Bautista, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute, Rodrigo Bautista ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Igor Akinfeev was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. A collision led to Voskresensk FC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Grigoriy Galkin hit a great ball. Igor Akinfeev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Bautista, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Severino Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evgeniy Fomichev in the 74th minute of the match. Severino Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gu Xuan Xiong in the 75th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Voskresensk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Bautista came free, but Igor Akinfeev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Palermo AFC's Rodrigo Bautista got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Voskresensk FC's Timofey Solomakhin was substituted for Vladimir Safarov. Voskresensk FC's Maksim Ilyuhin was substituted for Fedor Ivanchuk. When Palermo AFC's Rodrigo Bautista in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Voskresensk FC's goalie prevented a goal. Severino Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evgeniy Fomichev, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Severino Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maksim Ilyuhin in the 89th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Palermo AFC's Cao Xi Kuan got a free kick in the 92nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maksim Ilyuhin in the 93rd minute of play forced Palermo AFC's goalkeeper Severino Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute Timofey Solomakhin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severino Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Voskresensk FC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Grigoriy Galkin hit a great ball. The Voskresensk FC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Palermo AFC to win.