Official Cup

Vladikavkaz
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rustam Kulkov during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Danil Vetlugin came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the FC Barcelona Lassa 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 Danil Vetlugin couldn't finish the play. In the 8th minute Rustam Kulkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavel Chabanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 12 in the game by Valeriy Chirkov from a close distance when the talented Vsevolod Kotov managed to make a qualified save. FC Barcelona Lassa's players were relieved. Eduard Florianov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vsevolod Kotov having to interfere. Rustam Kulkov scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pavel Chabanov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Danil Vetlugin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vsevolod Kotov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arkadiy Svetlov in the 25th minute. Arkadiy Svetlov kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Valeriy Gribin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vsevolod Kotov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valeriy Gribin, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After some careless play in the Arsenal F.C. defense, Rustam Kulkov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pavel Chabanov. The Arsenal F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pavel Chabanov should have stopped the shot.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valeriy Chirkov was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valeriy Chirkov during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Arsenal F.C. getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Valeriy Chirkov hit a great ball. Arsenal F.C.'s Valeriy Gribin got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 62 minutes into the game, Arsenal F.C.'s Valeriy Gribin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vsevolod Kotov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 65th match minute, Arsenal F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavel Dedkovskiy to maneuver through the defense. Daniil Abramovich hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute, Daniil Abramovich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valeriy Gribin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vsevolod Kotov. FC Barcelona Lassa's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Arsenal F.C.'s Valeriy Chirkov got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vsevolod Kotov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valeriy Chirkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th match minute, Arsenal F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduard Florianov to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeriy Chirkov in the 92nd minute of play forced FC Barcelona Lassa's goalkeeper Vsevolod Kotov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the game, Roman Kohan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Pavel Chabanov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The FC Barcelona Lassa supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Barcelona Lassa would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.