Official Cup

Old Heaven
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Timur Chichko started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Ramiréz in the 5th minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Josue Ayala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the game, one of Феникс Санкт-Петербург:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Dieter Denys shot the penalty kick right outside the post. 16 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Ramiréz came free, but Josue Ayala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alvaro Ramiréz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Josue Ayala was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alvaro Ramiréz in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Josue Ayala saved Феникс Санкт-Петербург from getting behind. When Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Alvaro Ramiréz in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalie prevented a goal. Alvaro Ramiréz might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Josue Ayala. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alvaro Ramiréz ran back to his position shaking his head. Josue Ayala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Ramiréz in the 27th minute of play. If Alvaro Ramiréz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Ramiréz in the 29th minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Josue Ayala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Alvaro Ramiréz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Josue Ayala narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Zdzislaw Rakowski seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Zdzislaw Rakowski the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Berenjenas de Punto Fijo protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Zdzislaw Rakowski had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Juli Alvarez was substituted for Alvaro Ramiréz. In the 57th minute, Tudor Sălcudeanu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liu Jie in the 59th minute of play forced Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's goalkeeper Thibaut Vandamme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Francis Van Geel hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Феникс Санкт-Петербург made a substitution. Alexandr Berezin replaced Ruslan Shagiakhmetov. The supporters of Феникс Санкт-Петербург booed when Berenjenas de Punto Fijo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francis Van Geel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Феникс Санкт-Петербург made a substitution. Anatoliy Bogolyub replaced Tudor Sălcudeanu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timur Chichko in the 89th minute of play forced Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's goalkeeper Thibaut Vandamme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Феникс Санкт-Петербург defense, Juli Alvarez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Josue Ayala. The Феникс Санкт-Петербург fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Josue Ayala should have stopped the shot. After 95 minutes Феникс Санкт-Петербург's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dieter Denys who took care of the corner kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Berenjenas de Punto Fijo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.