Official Cup

Vladikavkaz
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Afanasiy Shefner started the match with the kick off. Leonardo Da Vinci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filimon Nesterenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute, Matvey Kivrin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonardo Da Vinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efim Abramov in the 8th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the game, Afanasiy Shefner was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arsenal F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dynamite the free kick. After 9 played minutes Arsenal F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Afanasiy Shefner. After some careless play in the Arsenal F.C. defense, Mikhail Hromchenko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leonardo Da Vinci. The Arsenal F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leonardo Da Vinci should have stopped the shot. Matvey Epanchin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anton Kirilchenko in the 14th minute. Matvey Epanchin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afanasiy Shefner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute Afanasiy Shefner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matvey Epanchin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonardo Da Vinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikhail Hromchenko in the 21st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Arsenal F.C.'s zone, Mikhail Hromchenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonardo Da Vinci came out of the goal and Mikhail Hromchenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Matvey Epanchin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniil Fomin in the 31st minute of the match. Leonardo Da Vinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evgeniy Kobeko in the 35th minute of the match. If Filimon Nesterenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 38 minutes into the match, Dynamite's goalkeeper Matvey Epanchin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gică Busuioc. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efim Abramov in the 39th 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. Matvey Epanchin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniil Fomin in the 40th minute of the match. Leonardo Da Vinci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikhail Hromchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the match, Dynamite's goal looked a bit too open when Afanasiy Shefner came free, but Matvey Epanchin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matvey Epanchin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afanasiy Shefner, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Evgeniy Kobeko took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo Da Vinci dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

In the 52nd minute, Semen Afonchenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Efim Abramov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Leonardo Da Vinci made a huge save. In the 56th match minute, Arsenal F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Semen Afonchenko to maneuver through the defense. Arsenal F.C.'s Leonardo Da Vinci proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Arsenal F.C. from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Dynamite booed when Arsenal F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afanasiy Shefner didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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 Mikhail Hromchenko in the 64th minute of play. Leonardo Da Vinci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mikhail Hromchenko's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Matvey Epanchin came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Arsenal F.C.'s Afanasiy Shefner. But to his dismay, Afanasiy Shefner quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Leonardo Da Vinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonid Kapustin in the 70th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Dynamite's Leonardo Da Vinci threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leonid Kapustin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Matvey Epanchin came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Arsenal F.C.'s Gică Busuioc. But to his dismay, Gică Busuioc quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Leonardo Da Vinci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filimon Nesterenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Leonardo Da Vinci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikhail Hromchenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The supporters of Dynamite booed when Arsenal F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikhail Shafranov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dynamite's Matvey Epanchin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniil Fomin in the 85th minute of play. Nigel Ingham hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Dynamite's Evgeniy Kobeko shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 90th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Leonardo Da Vinci but with some difficulty. After 91 played minutes Dynamite got a freekick which was hit by Andrey Ostrovskiy. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filimon Nesterenko in the 95th 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. After 97 played minutes Dynamite got a freekick which was hit by Mikhail Hromchenko. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.