Official Cup

SMOLENSK
Spectators: 197 (Terracing: 149, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) 13 minutes into the match, Vitaliy Koirovich notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Днепр ФК's Irakliy Khokhlov. Irakliy Khokhlov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 17 minutes into the match, Днепр ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Irakliy Drashkovskiy came free, but Irakliy Khokhlov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the game, Rostislav Zaitsev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Irakliy Khokhlov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nikolay Kosunov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Irakliy Khokhlov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, STORM's goalkeeper Ruslan Gavrilenkov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marat Grishin. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Nikolay Ananichev sped through Днепр ФК's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Irakliy Khokhlov. After having played for 37 minutes, Aleksandr Schukin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. STORM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aleksandr Schukin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of STORM booed when Днепр ФК was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavel Sartakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. With 40 minutes on the clock, Nikolay Finikov commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 40 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Днепр ФК! STORM made a substitution. Matvey Mikhailov replaced Irakliy Drashkovskiy. In the 46th minute, Vitaliy Koirovich made a precise shot to the right of Irakliy Khokhlov. Днепр ФК's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vitaliy Koirovich to make the kick off. Irakliy Khokhlov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksandr Schukin in the 51st minute of the match. Днепр ФК's defense didn't have a chance, in the 52nd minute, when Vitaliy Koirovich scored to the left of an out of position Irakliy Khokhlov, making the score, 0-7. Ruslan Gavrilenkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimir Blokhin, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vitaliy Koirovich got free with Irakliy Khokhlov in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Irakliy Khokhlov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vitaliy Koirovich showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 67 minute of play. STORM made a substitution. Yaroslav Komarov replaced Filipp Chkalov. Ruslan Gavrilenkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klim Belyavskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matvey Mikhailov kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Vladimir Blokhin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of STORM booed when Днепр ФК was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladimir Blokhin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th minute of the match, Aleksandr Schukin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Irakliy Khokhlov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Vitaliy Koirovichs short, quick shot in the 82ndth minute got Irakliy Khokhlov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 83rd play minute Vitaliy Koirovich came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Irakliy Khokhlov. 0-10. Nikolay Kosunov kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Rostislav Zaitsev charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rostislav Zaitsev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 88 played minutes STORM got a freekick which was hit by Rostislav Zaitsev. In the 95th minute, Nikolay Kosunov made a precise shot to the right of Irakliy Khokhlov. Днепр ФК's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-11. STORM's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.