Official Cup

Dnipro-Arena
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gonçalo Martins got the match started through his kick off. Artem Gordya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivo Onofre in the 11th minute of play. Gonçalo Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Artem Gordya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Gonçalo Martins ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Artem Gordya was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When Ultra Copos FC ™'s Gonçalo Martins in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Vershina ESPN's goalie prevented a goal. In the 24th match minute, FC Vershina ESPN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Lysytsjkyi to maneuver through the defense. After 32 played minutes Ultra Copos FC ™ got a freekick which was hit by Nuno Ferreira. Ivan Lysytsjkyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Sá having to interfere. Ivo Onofre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nuno Ferreira in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artem Gordya saved FC Vershina ESPN from getting behind. After 48 played minutes FC Vershina ESPN got a freekick which was hit by Anton Pavlenko. After the first half Ultra Copos FC ™ were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Anton Pavlenko hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. With his leg Artem Gordya managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Ultra Copos FC ™'s Gonçalo Martins fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, FC Vershina ESPN's Anatoliy Konyushenko got a free kick in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Américo Quintas in the 63rd minute of play forced FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Artem Gordya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anton Pavlenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Donato Sá tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gonçalo Martins got free with Artem Gordya in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Donato Sá stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Olexiy Bykaniv's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. When Vítor Aleixo came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Ultra Copos FC ™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Vítor Aleixo couldn't finish the play. When FC Vershina ESPN's Olexiy Bykaniv in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ultra Copos FC ™'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 92nd minute, Américo Quintas 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. FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Américo Quintas in the 97th minute of play. The FC Vershina ESPN supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ultra Copos FC ™'s performance. The match ended with a win for Ultra Copos FC ™.