Official Cup

SMOLENSK
Spectators: 197 (Terracing: 149, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leonid Eremin got the match started through his kick off. Irakliy Khokhlov came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by STORM's Lev Dulkevich. But to his dismay, Lev Dulkevich quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Irakliy Khokhlov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lev Dulkevich in the 12th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 14 minutes, Konstantin Kuznetsov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some careless play in the Днепр ФК defense, Lev Dulkevich kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Irakliy Khokhlov. The Днепр ФК fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Irakliy Khokhlov should have stopped the shot. Lev Dulkevich kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Irakliy Khokhlov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lev Dulkevich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th match minute, Днепр ФК was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonid Eremin to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute Vladimir Blokhin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konstantin Kuznetsov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, STORM's Konstantin Kuznetsov got control of the ball when Leonid Eremin tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 43rd minute Leonid Eremin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konstantin Kuznetsov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Klim Belyavskiy 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. After the first half STORM were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fedor Lapin to make the kick off. 50 minutes into the game, Boris Markov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Днепр ФК's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave STORM the free kick. Boris Markov hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Konstantin Kuznetsov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rudolf Kotlyarevskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After 66 played minutes STORM got a freekick which was hit by Rasul Odintsov. STORM made a substitution. Rudolf Blyukher replaced Yakov Tsymbalar. Rasul Odintsov hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Konstantin Kuznetsov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rudolf Kotlyarevskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, STORM's Konstantin Leshin got a free kick in the 71st minute. Konstantin Kuznetsov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonid Eremin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 78 minutes of play, STORM's Fedor Lapin made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Irakliy Khokhlov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Georgiy Chibisov kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Pavel Sartakov charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pavel Sartakov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of STORM booed when Днепр ФК was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavel Sartakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Днепр ФК's zone, Lev Dulkevich stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Irakliy Khokhlov came out of the goal and Lev Dulkevich tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched STORM eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.