Official Cup

STORM
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, 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. Stepan Holodovskiy started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, STORM's goal looked a bit too open when Konstantin Lukyanovich came free, but Nikolay Kovalev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. STORM's Nikolay Kovalev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klim Lukin in the 8th minute of play. The supporters of FK Amur booed when STORM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anton Varlamov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11thth minute of the game Konstantin Lukyanovich who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but STORM's Nikolay Kovalev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bogdan Dyachkov made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Stepan Holodovskiy sent off a good shot on target. If Danila Skvirskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FK Amur's Danila Skvirskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoriy Agapov in the 25th minute of play forced FK Amur's goalkeeper Bogdan Dyachkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FK Amur's Bogdan Dyachkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stepan Holodovskiy in the 25th minute of play. In the 33rd minute Maksim Ivaschenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Kovalev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by STORM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Danila Skvirskiy was slow to take the kick. During this time FK Amur's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on FK Amur's corner Maksim Ivaschenko fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nikolay Kovalev quite easily take care of the ball. In the 37th minute, Klim Lukin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nikolay Kovalev was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Nikolay Kovalev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danila Skvirskiy in the 40th minute of the match. After having played for 41 minutes, Maksim Ivaschenko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK Amur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maksim Ivaschenko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Danila Skvirskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. FK Amur's supporters rose to their feet, but Danila Skvirskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikolay Kovalev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nikolay Kovalev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konstantin Lukyanovich in the 43rd minute of the match. After the first half FK Amur were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

STORM's Raimundo Librado was substituted for Leonid Sokolov. STORM's Mathis Plum was substituted for Maksim Khomukha. Nikolay Kovalev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pavel Tihonovich in the 54th minute. Andrey Buznikin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Dyachkov having to interfere. After a rather tough play, FK Amur's Pavel Tihonovich got a free kick in the 59th minute. Bogdan Dyachkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrey Buznikin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Danila Skvirskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikolay Kovalev having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as FK Amur's Maksim Ivaschenko slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nikolay Kovalev. That made the score 0-3 after 69 minutes of play. Nikolay Kovalev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantin Lukyanovich in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stepan Holodovskiy in the 75th minute of play forced FK Amur's goalkeeper Bogdan Dyachkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 79 played minutes FK Amur got a freekick which was hit by Nikolay Sychev. In the 80th minute Stepan Holodovskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Dyachkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikolay Kovalev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Konstantin Lukyanovich's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. After 92 minutes, Danila Skvirskiy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FK Amur and the STORM players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FK Amur's Danila Skvirskiy got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Danila Skvirskiy got free with Nikolay Kovalev in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The STORM supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FK Amur's performance. The match ended with a win for FK Amur.