Official Cup

Platinum Arena
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Esteban Salvator started the match with the kick off. Gennadiy Balashov hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Esteban Salvator in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Semen Mostovoy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 6 minutes into the match, FK Amur's goal looked a bit too open when Silverio Jorrin came free, but Semen Mostovoy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute Silverio Jorrin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Semen Mostovoy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Everardo Javiero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matvey Lityagov, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Esteban Salvator in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Semen Mostovoy saved FK Amur from getting behind. Everardo Javiero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Ustinov, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 27th minute, Esteban Salvator ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Semen Mostovoy was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 29 played minutes Nahitantino got a freekick which was hit by Nestor Freire. Nahitantino's Everardo Javiero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Nahitantino from getting a goal against them. Ruben Borovoy struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Everardo Javiero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FK Amur. 46 minutes into the match, Silverio Jorrin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Semen Mostovoy. FK Amur's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Silverio Jorrin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matvey Lityagov to make the kick off. Roberto Lizar's late challenge caught a FK Amur's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roberto Lizar helped the player get up and apologised. In the 58th minute Igor Romanchenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Everardo Javiero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FK Amur's Semen Mostovoy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save FK Amur from getting a goal against them. Nahitantino made a substitution. Marcelo Eneko replaced Octavio Estavan. Nahitantino's Sixto Belasko was substituted for Silverio Jorrin. After 72 played minutes Nahitantino got a freekick which was hit by Alejo Martxot. Everardo Javiero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Ustinov in the 75th minute of the match. In the 85th minute Roman Zyuzin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Everardo Javiero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With 89 minutes on the clock, Alejo Martxot commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 93rd minute, FK Amur's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Clodoveo Caetano fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Nestor Freire kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Although FK Amur had been in control for most of the match, Nahitantino still came away with the win.