Official Cup

Kolomna Arena
Spectators: 891 (Terracing: 669, Seating: 205, VIP seats: 17) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fedor Lapin got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of STORM booed when Unica FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fedor Aboneev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Artem Rossohin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksandr Zheronkin in the 9th minute of play. Artem Rossohin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fedor Lapin in the 15th minute of play. In the 19th minute Arseniy Kartashevskiy 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 20th minute, Konstantin Leshin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Artem Rossohin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fedor Lapin in the 22nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yakov Dyachkov in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Artem Rossohin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 30th match minute, STORM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantin Leshin to maneuver through the defense. When Arseniy Kartashevskiy came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Unica FC 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 Arseniy Kartashevskiy couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fedor Lapin in the 35th minute of play forced Unica FC's goalkeeper Artem Rossohin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artem Rossohin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedor Lapin in the 37th minute of the match. When Kirill Garanin fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Unica FC's protests and gave Kirill Garanin a yellow card for diving instead. Kirill Garanin hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Fedor Lapin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fedor Lapin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Rossohin having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Aleksandr Zheronkin fired away a free kick at the goal, but hit it at the wrong angle and it went over the crossbar. 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.

51 minutes into the match, Unica FC's Boris Kulagin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Konstantin Kuznetsov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Boris Kulagin in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Konstantin Kuznetsov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aleksandr Zheronkin kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Arseniy Kartashevskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th match minute, STORM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Semen Lobanov to maneuver through the defense. After 67 minutes, Fedor Lapin made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Unica FC's Artem Rossohin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Yakov Dyachkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artem Rossohin was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. STORM's Konstantin Kuznetsov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boris Kulagin in the 76th minute of play. After 81 minutes, Gleb Buzlanov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Unica FC and the STORM players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Unica FC's Gleb Buzlanov got a free kick in the 81st minute. Fedor Lapin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 83rdth minute tested the skills of Artem Rossohin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fedor Lapin got free with Artem Rossohin in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. STORM's Konstantin Kuznetsov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boris Kulagin in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to STORM getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Artur Kulebyakin hit a great ball. In the 95th minute of the match Oleg Ganzha sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Konstantin Kuznetsov skillfully saved the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched STORM eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.