Official Cup

SMOLENSK
Spectators: 197 (Terracing: 149, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Arsenal F.C.'s Arkhip Ilyin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd match minute, Arsenal F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afanasiy Shefner to maneuver through the defense. Vladislav Maksimychev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arkhip Ilyin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Uwe Askri came free, but Andrey Dvoryankin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gaspar Calisto scored 1-0 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andrey Dvoryankin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vladislav Maksimychev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kris Hørvid in the 18th minute of play. Ralf Rapp in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Andrey Dvoryankin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arkhip Ilyin in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladislav Maksimychev saved Днепр ФК from getting behind. Andrey Dvoryankin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ralf Rapp in the 23rd minute. Andrey Dvoryankin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dmitriy Bogaenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrey Dvoryankin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ralf Rapp. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kris Hørvid in the 33rd minute of play forced Днепр ФК's goalkeeper Vladislav Maksimychev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladislav Maksimychev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrey Savischev, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Mikhail Shafranov charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mikhail Shafranov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Днепр ФК booed when Arsenal F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikhail Shafranov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 45 minutes of play, Arsenal F.C.'s Artem Savin made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vladislav Maksimychev was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Arsenal F.C.'s Kris Hørvid got a free kick in the 48th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gaspar Calisto was the one to do the kick off. Andrey Dvoryankin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uwe Askri in the 52nd minute of play. Dmitriy Bogaenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andrey Dvoryankin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaspar Calisto in the 57th minute of the match. Cengiz Ulutaş hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspar Calisto in the 66th minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrey Dvoryankin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrey Dvoryankin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaspar Calisto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arsenal F.C. made a substitution. 龙景震 replaced Artem Savin. Arsenal F.C.'s Karl-Magnus Låsberg was substituted for Nikolay Kazyutinskiy. In the 81stth minute of the game Ralf Rapp who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arsenal F.C.'s Andrey Dvoryankin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Dmitriy Bogaenko notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Arsenal F.C.'s Andrey Dvoryankin. Andrey Dvoryankin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vladislav Maksimychev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arkhip Ilyin in the 85th minute of the match. After having played for 91 minutes, Dmitriy Bogaenko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Днепр ФК's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dmitriy Bogaenko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Arsenal F.C. players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Днепр ФК from taking control. The game ends in a draw.