Official Cup

STORM
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Denis Lavrentev kicked off to start the match. Antonio Sengrat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulises Gartzen in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 3rd minute, Ulises Gartzen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grosso United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a rather tough play, Grosso United's Brandon Bayart got a free kick in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Varlamov in the 19th minute of play forced Grosso United's goalkeeper Arcadio Buendia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led to STORM's Grigoriy Agapov getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Lavrentev in the 23rd minute of play forced Grosso United's goalkeeper Arcadio Buendia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Lavrentev in the 23rd minute of play forced Grosso United's goalkeeper Arcadio Buendia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grosso United's Arcadio Buendia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Bolshakov in the 24th minute of play. In the 34th minute Sixto Gumaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Sengrat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Antonín Orlík had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Antonín Orlík in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Antonio Sengrat saved STORM from getting behind. If Antonín Orlík had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antonio Sengrat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulises Gartzen, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 47 minutes into the match, STORM's goal looked a bit too open when Ulises Gartzen came free, but Antonio Sengrat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The STORM players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Grosso United were winning 0-1.

In the 57th minute Denis Lavrentev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arcadio Buendia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arcadio Buendia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Bolshakov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulises Gartzen in the 62nd minute of play forced STORM's goalkeeper Antonio Sengrat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cayetano Xacintu in the 67th minute of play forced STORM's goalkeeper Antonio Sengrat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonio Sengrat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulises Gartzen, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 69th match minute, STORM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grigoriy Agapov to maneuver through the defense. STORM made a substitution. Filipp Chkalov replaced Raimundo Librado. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antonín Orlík got free with Antonio Sengrat in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Antonio Sengrat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reynaldo Pietro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arcadio Buendia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Bolshakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Denis Lavrentev struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Arcadio Buendia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for STORM. In the 91st minute, STORM's Rostislav Averchenko seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Rostislav Averchenko the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of STORM protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Rostislav Averchenko had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 93 minutes into the match, Grosso United's Fikri Bera broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The Grosso United supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Grosso United would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.