Official Cup

Ajax Arena
Spectators: 588 (Terracing: 442, Seating: 135, VIP seats: 11) Arsenal F.C.'s Luka Borisov got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arsenal F.C.'s Andrey Dvoryankin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Cacciatore in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrey Dvoryankin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antonio Cacciatore. If Ziemowit Barciniak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Ziemowit Barciniak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ziemowit Barciniak in the 25th minute of play forced Ajax Academy's goalkeeper Vladimir Baraboi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipp Loginov in the 31st minute of play forced Ajax Academy's goalkeeper Vladimir Baraboi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Filipp Loginov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladimir Baraboi was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. 39 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrey Dvoryankin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gong Yan Bin. In the 41stth minute of the game Ziemowit Barciniak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ajax Academy's Vladimir Baraboi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ziemowit Barciniak in the 42nd minute of play forced Ajax Academy's goalkeeper Vladimir Baraboi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 43 played minutes Ajax Academy got a freekick which was hit by Huang Jie Peng. Vladimir Baraboi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ziemowit Barciniak in the 44th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Ajax Academy's Markus Andersson got a free kick in the 45th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Filipp Loginov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ziemowit Barciniak blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vladimir Baraboi having to make a save. Arsenal F.C.'s Andrey Dvoryankin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gong Yan Bin in the 53rd minute of play. Antonín Rákosník kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Arsenal F.C. made a substitution. Lazo Ziya replaced Ziemowit Barciniak. Antonín Rákosník kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Lazo Ziya kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gong Yan Bin in the 65th minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrey Dvoryankin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Lazo Ziya managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arsenal F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Lazo Ziya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vladimir Baraboi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ajax Academy's Marius Cazacu was substituted for Jão Cabeleira. Ajax Academy's Anatolie Papuc was substituted for Nils Daniels. The supporters of Ajax Academy booed when Arsenal F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luka Borisov didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Arsenal F.C.'s Vladimir Baraboi threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Filipp Loginov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 75th minute, Filipp Loginov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 77 minutes into the match, Ajax Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Filipp Loginov came free, but Vladimir Baraboi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arsenal F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Trond Bom in the 78th minute. The corner ended in Luka Borisov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ajax Academy's Vladimir Baraboi did a great save. In the 83rd minute, Ippolit Davydov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gong Yan Bin came free, but Andrey Dvoryankin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the game, Ajax Academy's Gong Yan Bin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andrey Dvoryankin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The score was 1-1 after 90 minutes, which forced the match into extra-time.

The players didn't get much rest, but they still tried to pep each other up as they lined up for the first half in overtime. Ajax Academy's Antonio Cacciatore started the play with his kick off. Huang Jie Peng hit a great freekick 100 minutes into the match. A collision led to Arsenal F.C. getting a freekick after 103 minutes play. Bruno Confesor hit a great ball. 104 minutes into the game, Zheng Xu Chao cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Andrey Dvoryankin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ajax Academy had played much better football throughout.