Official Cup

Old Heaven
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leonid Eremin took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Leonid Eremin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oleg Artynov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Timur Markov got a free kick in the 4th minute. A collision led to Феникс Санкт-Петербург getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Timur Markov hit a great ball. After 9 minutes, Leonid Eremin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Днепр ФК and the Феникс Санкт-Петербург players grew even worse after the yellow card. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Oleg Artynov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonid Eremin in the 12th minute of play. Oleg Artynov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimir Blokhin in the 15th minute of the match. Artem Nizhinskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, Gennadiy Eppel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Днепр ФК the free kick. A collision led to Феникс Санкт-Петербург getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Gennadiy Eppel hit a great ball. Georgiy Chibisov struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Oleg Artynov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Днепр ФК. A collision led to Днепр ФК getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Rudolf Kotlyarevskiy hit a great ball. Leonid Eremin took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Oleg Artynov. Oleg Artynov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Rudolf Kotlyarevskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Oleg Artynov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rudolf Kotlyarevskiy hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Irakliy Khokhlov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timur Markov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonid Eremin in the 37th minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Oleg Artynov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute Leonid Eremin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oleg Artynov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Rudolf Kotlyarevskiy came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Днепр ФК 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 Rudolf Kotlyarevskiy couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Днепр ФК's Klim Belyavskiy got a free kick in the 46th minute. After a rather tough play, Днепр ФК's Georgiy Chibisov got a free kick in the 47th minute. Luka Faustov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Irakliy Khokhlov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play. The Феникс Санкт-Петербург players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Днепр ФК were winning 0-1.

In the 53rd minute, Vladimir Blokhin 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 Vladimir Blokhin in the 58th minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Oleg Artynov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Oleg Artynov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonid Eremin in the 63rd minute of play. Filimon Babkin's late challenge caught a Днепр ФК's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filimon Babkin helped the player get up and apologised. After 67 played minutes Феникс Санкт-Петербург got a freekick which was hit by Filimon Babkin. Rudolf Kotlyarevskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Oleg Artynov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimir Blokhin in the 69th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Днепр ФК's Boris Markov got a free kick in the 79th minute. Irakliy Khokhlov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luka Faustov in the 80th minute of play. With a little luck, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Oleg Artynov got control of the ball when Leonid Eremin tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, Днепр ФК's Oleg Artynov threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leonid Eremin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Rudolf Kotlyarevskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Днепр ФК's supporters rose to their feet, but Rudolf Kotlyarevskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oleg Artynov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Leonid Eremin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 96 played minutes Феникс Санкт-Петербург got a freekick which was hit by Askold Vladimirov. The Феникс Санкт-Петербург fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Днепр ФК were clearly better and deserved to take the win.