Official Cup

Kolomna Arena
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Veniamin Markov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Veniamin Markov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Róbert Behúň read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. Róbert Behúň took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aybar Bayezit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Veniamin Markov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Róbert Behúň. That made the score 1-1 in the 15 minute of play. Jozef Šagáth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Unica FC's Apostolikas Gaitanopoulos got a free kick in the 19th minute. Nikita Gudkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Pirlo, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After having played for 24 minutes, Aybar Bayezit managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Unica FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aybar Bayezit was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veniamin Markov in the 28th minute of play forced FC Kukova's goalkeeper Róbert Behúň to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC Kukova getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Blas Soter hit a great ball. Nikita Gudkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Yang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikita Gudkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Yang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Veniamin Markov succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 34th playminute. Unica FC's Nikita Gudkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jozef Šagáth in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute Sevastyan Lemeshevskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Róbert Behúň saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Veniamin Markov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Róbert Behúň made a huge save. The supporters of FC Kukova booed when Unica FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dmitriy Cherep didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Blas Soter to make the kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 51 minutes, Nikita Gudkov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Róbert Behúň showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aybar Bayezit in the 52nd minute of the match. Nikita Gudkov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Blas Soter in the 53rd minute. FC Kukova's Róbert Behúň played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Veniamin Markov in the 55th minute of play. Nikita Gudkov made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Blas Soter sent off a good shot on target. Róbert Behúň took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sevastyan Lemeshevskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Filipp Karyuhin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nikita Gudkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Yang in the 64th minute of play. FC Kukova's Róbert Behúň played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aybar Bayezit in the 66th minute of play. Unica FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Veniamin Markov in the 67th minute. A nice corner shot did that Veniamin Markov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Róbert Behúň quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Róbert Behúň took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sevastyan Lemeshevskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Kukova's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Veniamin Markov was slow to take the kick. During this time Unica FC's players had a chance to rest. Apostolikas Gaitanopoulos charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Apostolikas Gaitanopoulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC Kukova booed when Unica FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Apostolikas Gaitanopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gregório Pimentel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Unica FC's Nikita Gudkov got control of the ball when Blas Soter tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nikita Gudkov made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when André Pirlo sent off a good shot on target. 93 minutes into the match, FC Kukova's goal looked a bit too open when Sevastyan Lemeshevskiy came free, but Róbert Behúň reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th match minute, Unica FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Veniamin Markov to maneuver through the defense. Unica FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Kukova for a fine match.