Official Cup

Dnipro-Arena
Spectators: 562 (Terracing: 423, Seating: 129, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cyprian Gierlach started the match with the kick off. If Niko Gräber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Charles-Antoine Carnevalli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Vershina ESPN's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Steffen Mandl was slow to take the kick. During this time StopBuyingToken's players had a chance to rest. The StopBuyingToken fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when StopBuyingToken's Niko Gräber looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Charles-Antoine Carnevalli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niko Gräber in the 13th minute of the match. In the 17th minute StopBuyingToken were awarded a corner. Steffen Mandl went to the cornerflag to take it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aristides Domenec in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christopher Röske saved StopBuyingToken from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in FC Vershina ESPN's zone, Niko Gräber stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Charles-Antoine Carnevalli came out of the goal and Niko Gräber tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25thth minute of the game Niko Gräber who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Vershina ESPN's Charles-Antoine Carnevalli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Charles-Antoine Carnevalli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 29 minutes into the match, StopBuyingToken's goal looked a bit too open when Thor Eriksson came free, but Christopher Röske reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Charles-Antoine Carnevalli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Niko Gräber's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Christopher Röske showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyprian Gierlach in the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Charles-Antoine Carnevalli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. FC Vershina ESPN's Charles-Antoine Carnevalli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niko Gräber in the 39th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Niko Gräber in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Charles-Antoine Carnevalli saved FC Vershina ESPN from getting behind. In the 40th minute, Christoph-Felix Räder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute of the match, Cyprian Gierlach tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Christopher Röske saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aristides Domenec got free with Christopher Röske in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC Vershina ESPN's Charles-Antoine Carnevalli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niko Gräber in the 43rd minute of play. Steffen Mandl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Christopher Röske showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thor Eriksson in the 47th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Steffen Mandl made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristides Domenec in the 50th minute of play forced StopBuyingToken's goalkeeper Christopher Röske to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cyprian Gierlach scored 1-1 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Christopher Röske, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Steffen Mandl blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Charles-Antoine Carnevalli having to make a save. Christopher Röske showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyprian Gierlach in the 59th minute of the match. Steffen Mandl hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. StopBuyingToken's Octavio Frascuelo was substituted for Hacı Mehmet. Steffen Mandl hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 69 minutes into the game, Thor Eriksson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Christopher Röske was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Thor Eriksson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Charles-Antoine Carnevalli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Charles-Antoine Carnevalli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Juarês Domingues hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. FC Vershina ESPN made a substitution. Stepan Slyvka replaced Fernandinho Braga. FC Vershina ESPN's Kostyantyn Migalevsjkyi was substituted for Danko Fuchs. After a rather tough play, StopBuyingToken's Juarês Domingues got a free kick in the 96th minute.

There was no doubt that FC Vershina ESPN were the better team. FC Vershina ESPN's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.