Official Cup

LENGIGASTADIUM
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Buba Kastorskiy started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in WWW LENINGRAD's zone, Leukothoe Sakelaris stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stepan Babich came out of the goal and Leukothoe Sakelaris tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 7 minutes into the game, Granate's Leukothoe Sakelaris nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stepan Babich made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Buba Kastorskiy in the 10th minute of play forced Granate's goalkeeper Jonathan Palmquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the WWW LENINGRAD defense, Jaakko Ramstadius kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stepan Babich. The WWW LENINGRAD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stepan Babich should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Jaakko Ramstadius managed to get in a good position for a shot. Granate's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaakko Ramstadius was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stepan Babich breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Buba Kastorskiy in the 19th minute of play forced Granate's goalkeeper Jonathan Palmquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 26 played minutes Granate got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Dominic. Stepan Babich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leukothoe Sakelaris in the 27th minute of the match. 0-3 became the score in the 29th minute when Christos Triantafyllou elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 34 minutes into the match, WWW LENINGRAD's goal looked a bit too open when Leukothoe Sakelaris came free, but Stepan Babich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. WWW LENINGRAD's Stepan Babich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leukothoe Sakelaris in the 36th minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, Granate's Leukothoe Sakelaris nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stepan Babich made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Robert Kirby charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robert Kirby the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Granate's Robert Kirby got a free kick in the 45th minute. The WWW LENINGRAD players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Granate were winning 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leukothoe Sakelaris to make the kick off. Jannes Van Gijsel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Palmquist having to make a save. Jonathan Palmquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jannes Van Gijsel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Donato Lekubegi kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, WWW LENINGRAD's Igor Ivanov got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 57th minute, Leukothoe Sakelaris 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. If Jaakko Ramstadius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Palmquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jannes Van Gijsel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leukothoe Sakelaris recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Leukothoe Sakelaris's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 67thth minute, Stepan Babich skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Levente Balogh hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Jaakko Ramstadius received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Stepan Babich came out and tried to block the shot, but Jaakko Ramstadius slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 76th minute. Leukothoe Sakelaris could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Stepan Babich made a huge save. 83 minutes into the match, Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Filipp Abdullin came free, but Jonathan Palmquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stepan Babich made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christos Triantafyllou in the 84th minute. In the 84th minute Christos Triantafyllou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stepan Babich saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th match minute, WWW LENINGRAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Levente Balogh to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th match minute, WWW LENINGRAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saveliy Aguzarov to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaakko Ramstadius in the 91st minute of play forced WWW LENINGRAD's goalkeeper Stepan Babich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Filipp Abdullin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Palmquist. Granate's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Filipp Abdullin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Granate walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.