Official Cup

Platinum Arena
Spectators: 196 (Terracing: 148, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thijs Nelissen kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sjors Senden in the 5th minute of play forced FK Amur's goalkeeper Vyacheslav Buryak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aad Zoethout was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Matvey Lityagov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Matvey Lityagov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. A collision led to FC Kirchroa getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Thijs Nelissen hit a great ball. FK Amur's Vyacheslav Buryak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thijs Nelissen in the 13th minute of play. In the 13th minute Thijs Nelissen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vyacheslav Buryak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aad Zoethout made an important save on a dangerous shot by Efim Prihodko in the 15th minute. 17 minutes into the game, Mark Ustinov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Aad Zoethout. Mark Ustinov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Efim Prihodkos short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Aad Zoethout to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 23rd minute of the match FK Amur got a corner. FC Kirchroa's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gennadiy Grishin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Aad Zoethout showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Ustinov in the 25th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, FC Kirchroa's goal looked a bit too open when Mark Ustinov came free, but Aad Zoethout reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matvey Lityagov in the 30th minute of play forced FC Kirchroa's goalkeeper Aad Zoethout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matvey Lityagov in the 30th minute of play forced FC Kirchroa's goalkeeper Aad Zoethout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aad Zoethout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matvey Lityagov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute Matvey Lityagov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aad Zoethout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Efim Prihodko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK Amur fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Aad Zoethout was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Mark Ustinov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mark Ustinov really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Matvey Lityagov made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thijs Nelissen got free with Vyacheslav Buryak in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of FK Amur booed when FC Kirchroa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathieu de Jong didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gennadiy Grishin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aad Zoethout. FC Kirchroa's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Roman Zyuzin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Kirchroa's Aad Zoethout played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Ustinov in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Mark Ustinov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aad Zoethout was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Efim Prihodko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Aad Zoethout tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Ustinov in the 69th minute of play forced FC Kirchroa's goalkeeper Aad Zoethout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute of the match Roman Zyuzin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aad Zoethout skillfully saved the ball. In the 78th minute, Efim Prihodko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK Amur fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Aad Zoethout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matvey Lityagov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Ustinov in the 84th minute of play forced FC Kirchroa's goalkeeper Aad Zoethout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aad Zoethout made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matvey Lityagov in the 85th minute of play. Aad Zoethout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Zyuzin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efim Prihodko in the 94th minute of play forced FC Kirchroa's goalkeeper Aad Zoethout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 95 minutes FC Kirchroa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gennadiy Grishin who took care of the corner kick. FK Amur walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.