Official Cup

Krasnodar arena
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Jan Smit made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mikhail Babka in the 3rd minute. Vitaliy Artemev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dolf Waterman, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. ФК КрасноДАР were furious when Danil Suvorin was red carded, 9 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 8th minute of the game. One of ФК КрасноДАР:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Kirchroa:s goal. In the 10th minute there was a penalty for FC Kirchroa. Richard Huizing stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Vitaliy Artemev. 0-1. The supporters of ФК КрасноДАР booed when FC Kirchroa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Co Teunissen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jan Smit made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Mikhail Babka sent off a good shot on target. Mikhail Babka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Richard Huizing sped through ФК КрасноДАР's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vitaliy Artemev. Richard Huizing fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitaliy Artemev having to interfere. Venedikt Lepehin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When FC Kirchroa's Richard Huizing in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ФК КрасноДАР's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Venedikt Lepehin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, ФК КрасноДАР's Anatoliy Ponomarev got a free kick in the 58th minute. ФК КрасноДАР's Vitaliy Artemev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frits Bos in the 62nd minute of play. In the 66th match minute, FC Kirchroa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Izaak Swerts to maneuver through the defense. Jan Smit showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikhail Babka in the 71st minute of the match. The supporters of ФК КрасноДАР booed when FC Kirchroa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Co Teunissen didn't get a good kick on the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Mikhail Babka had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan Smit. FC Kirchroa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mikhail Babka was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Venedikt Lepehin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Jan Smit tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The ФК КрасноДАР manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing FC Kirchroa to win.