Official Cup

Juan Roman Riquelme
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Afanasiy Shefner kicked off to start the match. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Daniil Fomin put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Lukas Lundgren. In the 7th minute, POSSE 1911 FC's Mauricio Precioso dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Afanasiy Shefner put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Lukas Lundgren. Gică Busuioc charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gică Busuioc the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gică Busuioc kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 15th match minute, Arsenal F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikhail Shafranov to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauricio Precioso in the 17th minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Leonardo Da Vinci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Afanasiy Shefner made a precise shot to the right of Lukas Lundgren. POSSE 1911 FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Leonardo Da Vinci was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eustacio Dolfo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 26 minute of play. POSSE 1911 FC's Lukas Lundgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Semen Afonchenko in the 28th minute of play. Leonardo Da Vinci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauricio Precioso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mauricio Precioso struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Leonardo Da Vinci didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for POSSE 1911 FC. Leonardo Da Vinci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Di Marco, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Daniil Fomin put it in 2-4 from a short distance just to the right of Lukas Lundgren. POSSE 1911 FC's Lukas Lundgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniil Fomin in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute Mikhail Shafranov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lukas Lundgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Arsenal F.C.'s Leonardo Da Vinci got control of the ball when Nicasio Amor tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Arsenal F.C.'s Afanasiy Shefner in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye POSSE 1911 FC's goalie prevented a goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mauricio Precioso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Leonardo Da Vinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicasio Amor in the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauricio Precioso in the 53rd minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Leonardo Da Vinci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lukas Lundgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afanasiy Shefner in the 56th minute of play. Arsenal F.C.'s Leonardo Da Vinci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustacio Dolfo in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th match minute, Arsenal F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Semen Afonchenko to maneuver through the defense. After 59 played minutes, POSSE 1911 FC's Xavi Guardiola shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Leonardo Da Vinci came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in POSSE 1911 FC reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Semen Afonchenko in the 67th minute of play forced POSSE 1911 FC's goalkeeper Lukas Lundgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute of the match, Semen Afonchenko tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lukas Lundgren saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Leonardo Da Vinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauricio Precioso in the 69th minute of play. Semen Afonchenko kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Afanasiy Shefner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Lukas Lundgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afanasiy Shefner in the 81st minute of play forced POSSE 1911 FC's goalkeeper Lukas Lundgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Afanasiy Shefner came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Arsenal F.C. 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 Afanasiy Shefner couldn't finish the play. Lukas Lundgren didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 87th minute, which inside left pole to 2-6. In the 91st minute Eustacio Dolfo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Da Vinci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s Afanasiy Shefner sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lukas Lundgren narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mikhail Shafranov kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Arsenal F.C. walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.