Official Cup

SMOLENSK
Spectators: 589 (Terracing: 443, Seating: 135, VIP seats: 11) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dmitriy Bogaenko kicked off to start the match. Ellis Schenck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gaspar Calisto in the 5th minute. Zlatan BK's Uygar Orhan managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Valeryan Strelkov in the 7 minute of the game. Vladislav Maksimychev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Padro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 9 played minutes Zlatan BK got a freekick which was hit by Verner Holmstedt. Ubaldo Padro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 13 minutes into the match, Днепр ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Ubaldo Padro came free, but Vladislav Maksimychev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ellis Schenck made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Ralf Rapp sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danell Mackiathan in the 18th minute of play forced Днепр ФК's goalkeeper Vladislav Maksimychev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute, Danell Mackiathan made a precise shot to the right of Vladislav Maksimychev. Днепр ФК's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dmitriy Bogaenko in the 26th minute of play forced Zlatan BK's goalkeeper Ellis Schenck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ubaldo Padro took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vladislav Maksimychev. Vladislav Maksimychev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Ubaldo Padro sped through Днепр ФК's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vladislav Maksimychev. After 35 minutes of play, Днепр ФК's Gaspar Calisto made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ellis Schenck was left in no man's land by his defense there! 41 minutes into the game, Max Lunin threw the ball into play from the sideline. Zlatan BK's Halit Koralp quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Vladislav Maksimychev came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Zlatan BK's Ubaldo Padro. But to his dismay, Ubaldo Padro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ubaldo Padro to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Днепр ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Ubaldo Padro came free, but Vladislav Maksimychev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Zlatan BK's goal looked a bit too open when Ralf Rapp came free, but Ellis Schenck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Днепр ФК's goalkeeper Vladislav Maksimychev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Danell Mackiathan. 58 minutes into the match, Днепр ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Ubaldo Padro came free, but Vladislav Maksimychev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes in the game Cengiz Ulutaş did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Kristóf Sass. Ubaldo Padro might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vladislav Maksimychev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ubaldo Padro ran back to his position shaking his head. 64 minutes into the match, Днепр ФК's goalkeeper Vladislav Maksimychev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ubaldo Padro. Ellis Schenck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Rapp in the 65th minute of the match. Ellis Schenck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ralf Rapp, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, Zlatan BK's Ubaldo Padro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vladislav Maksimychev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zlatan BK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pan Guo Qian in the 74th minute. The corner led Zlatan BK's Pan Guo Qian to fire away a dangerous shot which Vladislav Maksimychev despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Gaspar Calisto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ellis Schenck was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Vladislav Maksimychev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ubaldo Padro in the 79th minute. Pan Guo Qian shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. 86 minutes into the match, Днепр ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Oskar Kinnman came free, but Vladislav Maksimychev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute, Zlatan BK's Ubaldo Padro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-5. In the 95th minute of the match Zlatan BK got a corner. Днепр ФК's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pan Guo Qian ran over to the corner to take the kick. Zlatan BK's Pan Guo Qian was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Vladislav Maksimychev in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 96 minutes into the match, Днепр ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Ubaldo Padro came free, but Vladislav Maksimychev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The Zlatan BK supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Zlatan BK would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.