National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 5149 (Terracing: 3862, Seating: 1184, VIP seats: 103) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Klim Kostygin kicked off to start the match. Vitaliy Krasitskiy was a little too slow when Lincoln Hand got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 1-0. If Merlin Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 9th minute Miroslav Pristavkin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthew Benjamin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matthew Benjamin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miroslav Pristavkin in the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the game, Merlin Castro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Vitaliy Krasitskiy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vitaliy Krasitskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Merlin Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Lincoln Hand could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Vitaliy Krasitskiy made a huge save. 28 minutes into the match, Lincoln Hand notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Kazakhstan's Vitaliy Krasitskiy. Vitaliy Krasitskiy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miroslav Pristavkin in the 31st minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Matthew Benjamin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute Miroslav Pristavkin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthew Benjamin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute Kazakhstan were awarded a corner. Klim Kostygin went to the cornerflag to take it. Klim Kostygin made a great header on Kazakhstan's corner, it was just that USA's Matthew Benjamin managed to reach the ball for a save. Kazakhstan's Vitaliy Krasitskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mitchell Godwin in the 35th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Merlin Castro in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitaliy Krasitskiy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Merlin Castro in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vitaliy Krasitskiy saved Kazakhstan from getting behind. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kazakhstan's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Miki Moco was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. In the 40thth minute of the game Merlin Castro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kazakhstan's Vitaliy Krasitskiy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vitaliy Krasitskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mitchell Godwin in the 42nd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Merlin Castro took a quick shot and it went in 5-0 without a chance for Vitaliy Krasitskiy to make any attempt to save it.

USA's Arturo Brownell was substituted for Mitchell Godwin. Vitaliy Krasitskiy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lincoln Hand's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. If Klim Kostygin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Mikhail Agutin came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Kazakhstan 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 Mikhail Agutin couldn't finish the play. USA's Kerry Sellers was substituted for Lincoln Hand. Kerry Sellers took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vitaliy Krasitskiy. Vitaliy Krasitskiy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Vitaliy Krasitskiy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Merlin Castro went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. In the 75th minute, Kerry Sellers made a precise shot to the right of Vitaliy Krasitskiy. Kazakhstan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. The audience was convinced that Kerry Sellers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vitaliy Krasitskiy was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. 88 minutes into the match, Kazakhstan's goal looked a bit too open when Kerry Sellers came free, but Vitaliy Krasitskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 89 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Merlin Castro. Kazakhstan made a substitution. Valentin Galdinskiy replaced Maksimilian Golovnitskiy. Kazakhstan made a substitution. Sedat Erim replaced Miroslav Pristavkin. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Merlin Castro hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the game, Kazakhstan's Sedat Erim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matthew Benjamin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-1. 96 minutes into the game, Sedat Erim cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-2. Matthew Benjamin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.