Official Cup

Danylo Halytsky
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chumo Palmero took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Ruh Lviv's zone, Matias Araújo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcelo Barovero came out of the goal and Matias Araújo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 11th match minute, FC Ruh Lviv was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marko Lyubarskyi to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in FC Ruh Lviv's zone, Matias Araújo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcelo Barovero came out of the goal and Matias Araújo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcelo Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Araújo in the 15th minute of the match. OMONOIA's Nikos Koulouris managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Marko Lyubarskyi in the 24 minute of the game. 26 minutes into the match, OMONOIA's goalkeeper Delfino Suarez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chumo Palmero. The audience was convinced that Matias Araújo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Barovero was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. FC Ruh Lviv's Marcelo Barovero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorio Vergas in the 41st minute of play. After a rather tough play, OMONOIA's Napoleon Kiewra got a free kick in the 46th minute. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Matias Araújo to strike the kick off in the second half. Chumo Palmero scored 1-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Delfino Suarez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 59th minute, OMONOIA's Matias Araújo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. FC Ruh Lviv's Marcelo Barovero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matias Araújo in the 66th minute of play. Marcelo Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Araújo in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Ruh Lviv's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcelo Barovero stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matias Araújo's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Marcelo Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Araújo in the 76th minute of the match. Marko Lyubarskyi charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marko Lyubarskyi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd minute, Marko Lyubarskyi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Delfino Suarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Myroslav Akymenko in the 85th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, FC Ruh Lviv's goal looked a bit too open when Matias Araújo came free, but Marcelo Barovero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 90 played minutes FC Ruh Lviv got a freekick which was hit by Marko Lyubarskyi. In the 92nd minute, Matias Araújo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute, Marko Lyubarskyi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.