Official Cup

SMOLENSK
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gaspar Calisto started the match with the kick off. Ralf Rapp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattias Olofsson having to interfere. Vladislav Maksimychev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torbjörn Brummer in the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, StraX Xenon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dmitriy Bogaenko came free, but Mattias Olofsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mattias Olofsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dmitriy Bogaenko in the 14th minute of play. After 14 played minutes StraX Xenon FC got a freekick which was hit by Pelle Smedfeldt. 15 minutes into the match, StraX Xenon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dmitriy Bogaenko came free, but Mattias Olofsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladislav Maksimychev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torbjörn Brummer, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Gaspar Calisto took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Mattias Olofsson to make any attempt to save it. Vladislav Maksimychev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Hellqvist in the 22nd minute of play. Polifemo De Pablo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mattias Olofsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dmitriy Bogaenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Mattias Olofsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ralf Rapp went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Hellqvist in the 36th minute of play forced Днепр ФК's goalkeeper Vladislav Maksimychev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Днепр ФК's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Erwan Carnot in the 39th minute. The corner ended in Erwan Carnot almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but StraX Xenon FC's Mattias Olofsson did a great save. Vladislav Maksimychev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pelle Smedfeldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Днепр ФК's Vladislav Maksimychev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torbjörn Brummer in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jonas Hellqvist made a kick off. StraX Xenon FC's Mattias Olofsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dmitriy Bogaenko in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th minute of the match Днепр ФК got a corner. StraX Xenon FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Erwan Carnot ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gaspar Calisto in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mattias Olofsson saved StraX Xenon FC from getting behind. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by StraX Xenon FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Erwan Carnot was slow to take the kick. During this time Днепр ФК's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Днепр ФК's Kristóf Sass to fire away a dangerous shot which Mattias Olofsson despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 62nd minute, Jonas Hellqvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The StraX Xenon FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. In the 70th minute Днепр ФК were awarded a corner. Erwan Carnot went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Erwan Carnot almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but StraX Xenon FC's Mattias Olofsson did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Asserlindh got free with Vladislav Maksimychev in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 73rd minute, Villiam Johnsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mattias Olofsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erwan Carnot in the 73rd minute of the match. 76 minutes into the game, Gaspar Calisto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Mattias Olofsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Днепр ФК's Gaspar Calisto got a free kick in the 81st minute. Mattias Olofsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralf Rapp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. StraX Xenon FC's Mattias Olofsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dmitriy Bogaenko in the 88th minute of play. After having played for 95 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. StraX Xenon FC's Mattias Olofsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ralf Rapp in the 96th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the StraX Xenon FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Днепр ФК.