Official Cup

LENGIGASTADIUM
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vadim Basmannikov started the match with the kick off. Stepan Babich stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Evgeniy Fomichev's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Stepan Babich made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vadim Basmannikov in the 8th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Voskresensk FC's corner Dmitry Alenichev fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Stepan Babich quite easily take care of the ball. Buba Kastorskiys short, quick shot in the 12thth minute got Igor Akinfeev to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 15th minute Vadim Basmannikov 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vadim Basmannikov in the 17th minute of play forced WWW LENINGRAD's goalkeeper Stepan Babich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, WWW LENINGRAD's goal looked a bit too open when Evgeniy Fomichev 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 Vadim Basmannikov in the 24th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Voskresensk FC's Artur Timoshin got a free kick in the 28th minute. WWW LENINGRAD's Stepan Babich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vadim Basmannikov in the 35th minute of play. Virgilio Quinto struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Igor Akinfeev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for WWW LENINGRAD. Evgeniy Fomichev scored 0-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stepan Babich, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When Vadim Basmannikov came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Voskresensk FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Vadim Basmannikov couldn't finish the play. When Efim Shestakov fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored WWW LENINGRAD's protests and gave Efim Shestakov a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Voskresensk FC booed when WWW LENINGRAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Efim Shestakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nikita Bondarenko kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrey Arshavin got free with Stepan Babich in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Evgeniy Fomichev got free with Stepan Babich in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stepan Babich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrey Arshavin in the 67th minute of the match. Evgeniy Fomichev's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Stepan Babich skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 72nd minute, Evgeniy Fomichev made a precise shot to the right of Stepan Babich. WWW LENINGRAD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Voskresensk FC's Konstantin Lakhov was substituted for Vadim Basmannikov. Konstantin Lakhov took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stepan Babich. Stepan Babich dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Egor Avinov hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Voskresensk FC's Egor Avinov got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the match was over Voskresensk FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than WWW LENINGRAD throughout the match.