Official Cup

Old Heaven
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Simon Hellström started the match with the kick off. Mats Ekeroth was a little too slow when Afanasiy Mamichev got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 2nd minute. The score was now 1-0. Liu Jie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mats Ekeroth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolf Rogov in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Liu Jie got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 12 minutes into the game, Adolf Rogov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mats Ekeroth. Adolf Rogov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. In the 14th minute, Liu Jie left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Феникс Санкт-Петербург fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Liu Jie who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 18thth minute tested the skills of Mats Ekeroth when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The Феникс Санкт-Петербург fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Liu Jie 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 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Elliott Möllgren kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Adolf Rogov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mats Ekeroth was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Adolf Rogov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mats Ekeroth having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Liu Jie ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mats Ekeroth was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Mats Ekeroth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liu Jie in the 37th minute of the match. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nordic Union's goalkeeper Mats Ekeroth, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Egor Penkin charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Egor Penkin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Феникс Санкт-Петербург getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Egor Penkin hit a great ball.

53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nordic Union's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sebastian Postelnicu was slow to take the kick. During this time Феникс Санкт-Петербург's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Adolf Rogov managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Liu Jie in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mats Ekeroth prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 56 minutes into the match, Nordic Union's goal looked a bit too open when Liu Jie came free, but Mats Ekeroth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mats Ekeroth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afanasiy Mamichev in the 57th minute of the match. Nordic Union's Mats Ekeroth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Jie in the 59th minute of play. Liu Jie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mats Ekeroth having to interfere. Liu Jie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Mats Ekeroth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Adolf Rogov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Феникс Санкт-Петербург fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. Adolf Rogov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mats Ekeroth having to interfere. Liu Jie took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mats Ekeroth. Mats Ekeroth dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. In the 80th minute, Osman Gulson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Boris Pihlgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Josue Ayala made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Adolf Rogov put it in 11-0 from a short distance just to the right of Mats Ekeroth. Mats Ekeroth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolf Rogov, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Феникс Санкт-Петербург walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.