Official Cup

Petrovskiy Park
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) STORM's Denis Lavrentev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. STORM's Nikolay Kovalev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save STORM from getting a goal against them. Nikolay Kovalev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Efim Abramov in the 7th minute of play. Matvey Epanchin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grigoriy Agapov in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoriy Agapov in the 14th minute of play forced Dynamite's goalkeeper Matvey Epanchin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. STORM's Nikolay Kovalev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save STORM from getting a goal against them. Nikolay Kovalev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Efim Abramov in the 19th minute of play. In the 23rd minute Grigoriy Agapov 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. Lev Meskhi kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After 25 played minutes Dynamite got a freekick which was hit by Lev Meskhi. STORM's Nikolay Kovalev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efim Abramov in the 29th minute of play. Matvey Epanchin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grigoriy Agapov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Dynamite's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Bolshakov came free, but Matvey Epanchin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Denis Lavrentev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matvey Epanchin was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Nikolay Kovalev made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Mikhail Hromchenko sent off a good shot on target. Matvey Epanchin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrey Buznikin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the match, STORM's Grigoriy Agapov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matvey Epanchin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Matvey Epanchin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anton Varlamov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

STORM made a substitution. Genrikh Goloulin replaced Anton Varlamov. The wind increased when Mikhail Hromchenko made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Efim Abramov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nikolay Kovalev was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Genrikh Goloulin managed to get in a good position for a shot. STORM's supporters rose to their feet, but Genrikh Goloulin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matvey Epanchin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nikolay Kovalev 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 61st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mikhail Hromchenko in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikolay Kovalev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 67th minute Denis Lavrentev 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roman Bolshakov in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matvey Epanchin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. STORM made a substitution. Oleg Rodimov replaced Grigoriy Agapov. After taking down the ball on STORM's corner Andrey Buznikin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Matvey Epanchin quite easily take care of the ball. STORM's Nikolay Kovalev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikhail Hromchenko in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efim Abramov in the 85th minute of play forced STORM's goalkeeper Nikolay Kovalev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dynamite's Matvey Epanchin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Bolshakov in the 87th minute of play. 87 minutes into the game, Genrikh Goloulin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. STORM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dynamite the free kick. In the 87th minute, Genrikh Goloulin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. STORM's Nikolay Kovalev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikhail Hromchenko in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th match minute, Dynamite was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Efim Abramov to maneuver through the defense. Nikolay Kovalev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikhail Hromchenko in the 93rd minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.