Official Cup

Shymkent Arena
Spectators: 209 (Terracing: 157, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) Unione Sportiva's Thanos Fotopoulos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Arseniy Melnikov charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arseniy Melnikov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Unione Sportiva booed when Shymkent Camels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arseniy Melnikov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kaineus Georgousopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Hector Volakis made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Arseniy Melnikov sent off a good shot on target. After 11 played minutes Shymkent Camels got a freekick which was hit by Klim Konovalov. Kaineus Georgousopoulos hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Hector Volakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Demyan Silkin in the 21st minute of the match. Hector Volakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arseniy Melnikov, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Pavel Chistov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thanos Fotopoulos in the 25th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Unione Sportiva's Kaineus Georgousopoulos got a free kick in the 29th minute. Pavel Perepelov has a good long shot, which he once again showed in the 29th minute of the match. Unfortunately the ball hit the outside of the left post. In the 31st minute, Süleyman Erim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pavel Chistov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thanos Fotopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Shymkent Camels booed when Unione Sportiva was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Odysseas Rousses didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pavel Perepelov got free with Hector Volakis in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 46 minutes into the match, Alkeides Touchakis notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Shymkent Camels's Pavel Chistov. Pavel Chistov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

52 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva's goal looked a bit too open when Demyan Silkin came free, but Hector Volakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charalambos Christou in the 54th minute of play forced Shymkent Camels's goalkeeper Pavel Chistov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Demyan Silkin fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Shymkent Camels's protests and gave Demyan Silkin a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Unione Sportiva booed when Shymkent Camels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Demyan Silkin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute of the match, Thanos Fotopoulos got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pavel Chistov was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Unione Sportiva's Hector Volakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Demyan Silkin in the 62nd minute of play. Pavel Chistov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thanos Fotopoulos in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charalambos Christou in the 67th minute of play forced Shymkent Camels's goalkeeper Pavel Chistov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Shymkent Camels fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 68th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Pavel Chistov, was totally fooled by Unione Sportiva's Antonis Samios, who 70 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Thanos Fotopoulos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pavel Chistov. That made the score 0-4 in the 73 minute of play. Arseniy Melnikov hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Thanos Fotopoulos succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 78th playminute. Pavel Chistov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alkeides Touchakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Odysseas Rousses dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pavel Chistov, 0-6. Shymkent Camels's Pavel Chistov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thanos Fotopoulos in the 91st minute of play. In the 94th match minute, Shymkent Camels was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Süleyman Erim to maneuver through the defense. Shymkent Camels's Pavel Chistov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charalambos Christou in the 95th minute of play.