Official Cup

Shymkent Arena
Spectators: 188 (Terracing: 142, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bengt-Arne Brun started the match with the kick off. Horacio Zarricueta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cătălin Badea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ayrton Schumacher in the 9th minute of play forced Plast i Naturen FC's goalkeeper Elpidio Pan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Plast i Naturen FC's goalkeeper Elpidio Pan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christer Johnsson. A collision led to Plast i Naturen FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Metodi Lyubchenkov hit a great ball. Sebastian Milla scored 1-0 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elpidio Pan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sebastian Milla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Elpidio Pan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 23 played minutes Plast i Naturen FC got a freekick which was hit by Nicklas Löfdahl. Shymkent Camels's Christer Johnsson came free and shot a quick shot against goal 24 minutes in the game, fortunately Elpidio Pan had problems saving as it came toward the left post. The supporters of Shymkent Camels booed when Plast i Naturen FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sten Stolpe didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute, Christer Johnsson 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. 36 minutes into the match, Plast i Naturen FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ayrton Schumacher came free, but Elpidio Pan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sten Stolpe in the 42nd minute of play forced Shymkent Camels's goalkeeper Horacio Zarricueta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Plast i Naturen FC's goalkeeper Elpidio Pan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sebastian Milla. Christer Johnsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Elpidio Pan made a huge save. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Christer Johnsson to strike the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the match, Plast i Naturen FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Milla came free, but Elpidio Pan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Plast i Naturen FC's Elpidio Pan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ayrton Schumacher in the 61st minute of play. Elpidio Pan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sebastian Milla went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 72nd match minute, Plast i Naturen FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sten Stolpe to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute, Bengt-Arne Brun 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. The supporters of Shymkent Camels booed when Plast i Naturen FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Metodi Lyubchenkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute Jiang Cheng Peng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elpidio Pan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bengt-Arne Brun fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Plast i Naturen FC's protests and gave Bengt-Arne Brun a yellow card for diving instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Shymkent Camels had played much better football throughout.