Official Cup

RUSLIN ARENA
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's Rodion Orel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dmytro Novak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tory Weeks in the 2nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Terence Nicholas in the 5th minute of play forced КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's goalkeeper Dmytro Novak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Terence Nicholas in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dmytro Novak saved КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика from getting behind. A collision led to Santos FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Titus Kohler hit a great ball. In the 20th minute of the match Taras Vonsyk sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aaron Smallwood skillfully saved the ball. Dmytro Novak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terence Nicholas, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 29thth minute of the game Terence Nicholas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's Dmytro Novak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Rodion Orel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aaron Smallwood. Santos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodion Orel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's Özgür Üstüner was substituted for Dmytro Butenin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Terence Nicholas in the 37th minute of play forced КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's goalkeeper Dmytro Novak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dmytro Novak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Terence Nicholas in the 37th minute of the match. Yuriy Gandzyuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Aaron Smallwood tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39thth minute of the game Terence Nicholas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's Dmytro Novak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celsinho Valladares in the 46th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Celsinho Valladares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Yuriy Gandzyuk might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aaron Smallwood. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yuriy Gandzyuk ran back to his position shaking his head. Dmytro Novak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Terence Nicholas in the 52nd minute of the match. Yuriy Gandzyuk struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Aaron Smallwood didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика. КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's Stepan Tovkatskiy was substituted for Rodion Orel. 61 minutes into the match, КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's goal looked a bit too open when Tyron Velasquez came free, but Dmytro Novak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tyron Velasquez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 64thth minute tested the skills of Dmytro Novak when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a little luck, КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's Dmytro Novak got control of the ball when Lanny Gilmore tried to sneak it across the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stepan Tovkatskiy came free, but Aaron Smallwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Stepan Tovkatskiy notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood. Aaron Smallwood was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dmytro Novak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tyron Velasquez in the 74th minute of play. Santos FC's Lanny Gilmore got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dmytro Novak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lanny Gilmore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute, Stepan Tovkatskiy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aaron Smallwood was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Cesar Small sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 88 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stepan Tovkatskiy came free, but Aaron Smallwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marius Niculae in the 91st minute of play. Titus Kohler hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. After 95 minutes of play, КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's Marius Niculae made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aaron Smallwood was left in no man's land by his defense there!