Official Cup

Kochobetsu Stadium
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gleb Elkibaev made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 3 minutes, Gleb Elkibaev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esperance's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gleb Elkibaev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Esperance's Leon Zdrojowy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Buba Kastorskiy in the 16th minute of play. Leon Zdrojowy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Buba Kastorskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Gleb Elkibaevs short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Göksel Koral to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 27 minutes into the match, Buba Kastorskiy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leon Zdrojowy. Esperance's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Buba Kastorskiy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Göksel Koral made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Gleb Elkibaev sent off a good shot on target. WWW LENINGRAD made a substitution. Jannes Van Gijsel replaced Velimir Ignatov. A collision led to WWW LENINGRAD getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Igor Ivanov hit a great ball. Felix Kazachenok was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 40th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Göksel Koral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gleb Sorokin, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. WWW LENINGRAD's defense didn't have a chance, in the 45th minute, when Gleb Sorokin scored to the left of an out of position Göksel Koral, making the score, 2-2. WWW LENINGRAD's Filipp Abdullin was substituted for Buba Kastorskiy. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Virgilio Quinto made the kick off in the second half. Göksel Koral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gleb Elkibaev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 53 played minutes WWW LENINGRAD got a freekick which was hit by Igor Ivanov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gleb Elkibaev in the 56th minute of play forced WWW LENINGRAD's goalkeeper Göksel Koral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Virgilio Quinto 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gleb Elkibaev in the 70th minute of play forced WWW LENINGRAD's goalkeeper Göksel Koral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, WWW LENINGRAD's Leon Zdrojowy threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Virgilio Quinto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gleb Sorokin in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Göksel Koral prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgilio Quinto in the 75th minute of play forced Esperance's goalkeeper Leon Zdrojowy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esperance's Gavriil Dolgachev was substituted for Gleb Elkibaev. Göksel Koral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavriil Dolgachev, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 81st play minute Filipp Abdullin came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Leon Zdrojowy. 2-3. In the 85thth minute of the game Nikolay Adabir who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but WWW LENINGRAD's Göksel Koral was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Leon Zdrojowy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filipp Abdullin in the 89th minute. In the 91stth minute of the game Nikolay Adabir who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but WWW LENINGRAD's Göksel Koral was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 93 minutes into the match, WWW LENINGRAD's goal looked a bit too open when Nikolay Adabir came free, but Göksel Koral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Semen Berezutskiy fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored WWW LENINGRAD's protests and gave Semen Berezutskiy a yellow card for diving instead. Esperance's Göktürk Canfeda was substituted for Marat Markov. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for WWW LENINGRAD!