Official Cup

TSKALSADENI
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Robertinho Baggio started the match with the kick off. In the 4thth minute of the game Robertinho Baggio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC TSKALSADENI's Thodoris Sotiriou was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thodoris Sotiriou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Motyka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robertinho Baggio in the 11th minute of play forced FC TSKALSADENI's goalkeeper Thodoris Sotiriou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, FC TSKALSADENI's Petros Tzouroudis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Olexiy Stus. Olexiy Stus yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Olexiy Stus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anatoly Chebaevskiy in the 20th minute of play. A collision led to Juventus FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Dick Egberts hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Gennadiy Tytarchuk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Juventus FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gennadiy Tytarchuk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thodoris Sotiriou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anatoly Chebaevskiy in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olexiy Stus prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 27th minute Robertinho Baggio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thodoris Sotiriou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anatoly Chebaevskiy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Olexiy Stus having to make a save. When Beka Torotadze fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC TSKALSADENI's protests and gave Beka Torotadze a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th minute, Beka Torotadze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thodoris Sotiriou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robertinho Baggio in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Robertinho Baggio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thodoris Sotiriou. FC TSKALSADENI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robertinho Baggio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. FC TSKALSADENI's Thodoris Sotiriou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Motyka in the 44th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anatoly Chebaevskiy made a kick off. After 51 minutes, Anatoly Chebaevskiy made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Juventus FC's Olexiy Stus tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Petros Tzouroudis fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC TSKALSADENI's protests and gave Petros Tzouroudis a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC TSKALSADENI getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Petros Tzouroudis hit a great ball. FC TSKALSADENI's Thodoris Sotiriou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save FC TSKALSADENI from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Anatoly Chebaevskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Olexiy Stus was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Pål Carlberg hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Thodoris Sotiriou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robertinho Baggio in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Robertinho Baggio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Juventus FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Thodoris Sotiriou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Motyka, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. During the 67th minute of the match Beka Torotadze completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Beka Torotadze a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Juventus FC's Gaspar Laredo was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 69th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 73rd minute, Robertinho Baggio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC TSKALSADENI's Thodoris Sotiriou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save FC TSKALSADENI from getting a goal against them. 77 minutes into the match, FC TSKALSADENI's goalkeeper Thodoris Sotiriou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jan Motyka. In the 79th minute Anatoly Chebaevskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olexiy Stus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC TSKALSADENI's Alexander Casas was substituted for Erdoğan Sanih. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vano Beroshvili in the 86th minute of play forced Juventus FC's goalkeeper Olexiy Stus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 88 minutes Juventus FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nikolaj Abesadze who took care of the corner kick. After 90 minutes, Anatoly Chebaevskiy made it 3-3 with a short kick to the right side. Juventus FC's Olexiy Stus tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Jan Motyka managed to get in a good position for a shot. Juventus FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jan Motyka was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thodoris Sotiriou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.