Official Cup

Vladikavkaz
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniil Fomin made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Paolo Rossi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thomas Runeberg. Wolverhampton's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paolo Rossi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Wolverhampton's Thomas Runeberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Wolverhampton from getting a goal against them. In the 10th minute Wolverhampton were awarded a corner. Librado Pamperin went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 17th minute of the game Allan Burmeister made a throw-in which Sotiris Koupepes played forward. 19 minutes into the game, Arsenal F.C.'s Paolo Rossi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thomas Runeberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paolo Rossi in the 24th minute of play forced Wolverhampton's goalkeeper Thomas Runeberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Paolo Rossi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Andrey Dvoryankin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sotiris Koupepes in the 31st minute of play. Paolo Rossi in the 34thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Thomas Runeberg, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Wolverhampton's Edmund Almkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Andrey Dvoryankin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sotiris Koupepes, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 44 minutes into the match, Wolverhampton's goal looked a bit too open when Daniil Fomin came free, but Thomas Runeberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th match minute, Wolverhampton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Bodin to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Arsenal F.C. getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Artem Savin hit a great ball. In the 49th minute, Allan Burmeister hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Librado Pamperin hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Thomas Runeberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniil Fomin, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. With a little luck, Arsenal F.C.'s Andrey Dvoryankin got control of the ball when Sotiris Koupepes tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guillermo Granäng during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Wolverhampton's Guillermo Granäng got a free kick in the 67th minute. Wolverhampton made a substitution. Kang Hong Zhan replaced Librado Pamperin. Guillermo Granäng kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Paolo Rossi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thomas Runeberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. Arsenal F.C. made a substitution. Stanislav Sharapov replaced Paolo Rossi. After a rather tough play, Wolverhampton's Alexander Bodin got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 80th match minute, Wolverhampton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Burmeister to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniil Fomin in the 87th minute of play forced Wolverhampton's goalkeeper Thomas Runeberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guillermo Granäng kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Arsenal F.C. had won after a very even match.