Official Cup

Petrovskiy Park
Spectators: 580 (Terracing: 436, Seating: 133, VIP seats: 11) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Efim Abramov started the match with the kick off. Fernando Dantae struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Matvey Epanchin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stat Veritas FC. 9 minutes into the game, Stat Veritas FC's Fernando Dantae nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matvey Epanchin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Efim Abramov got free with Mauricio Erramun in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Efim Abramovs short, quick shot in the 16thth minute got Mauricio Erramun to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A nice corner shot did that Evgeniy Kobeko got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mauricio Erramun quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 19th minute, Evgeniy Kobeko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Dynamite's zone, Fernando Dantae stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matvey Epanchin came out of the goal and Fernando Dantae tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 26 minutes into the game, Fernando Dantae cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Matvey Epanchin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mauricio Erramun came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Dynamite's Efim Abramov. But to his dismay, Efim Abramov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The supporters of Stat Veritas FC booed when Dynamite was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lev Meskhi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dynamite's Kazemir Gorbachev managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Charles-Antoine Dartiguelongue in the 39 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efim Abramov in the 39th minute of play forced Stat Veritas FC's goalkeeper Mauricio Erramun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matvey Epanchin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Dantae, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Efim Abramov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 46thth minute tested the skills of Mauricio Erramun when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Fernando Dantae made the kick off in the second half. Stat Veritas FC's Roger Gili was substituted for Pepe Argento. In the 59th minute Ciriaco Tanio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matvey Epanchin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matvey Epanchin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciriaco Tanio in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes into the game, Dynamite's Efim Abramov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mauricio Erramun made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The Stat Veritas FC fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Stat Veritas FC's Ciriaco Tanio looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 81st minute Filimon Nesterenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauricio Erramun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Dynamite's goal looked a bit too open when Ciriaco Tanio came free, but Matvey Epanchin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stat Veritas FC's Mauricio Erramun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filimon Nesterenko in the 84th minute of play. If Filimon Nesterenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Stat Veritas FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Reto Knobel hit a great ball. Mauricio Erramun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Efim Abramov in the 91st minute of play. Ciriaco Tanio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Roger Gili came free with the goalkeeper in the 95th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Matvey Epanchin could save by the left post.

Stat Veritas FC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Dynamite's much stronger midfield.