Official Cup

Zestafoni Arena
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ni Wei Yang got the match started through his kick off. If Svyatoslav Olischuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute of the match Real Madryt got a corner. Football Club Zestafoni's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vitaliy Shulga ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Real Madryt's corner Vitaliy Shulga fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ignatiy Pilievi quite easily take care of the ball. Denys Tytarchuk hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Beka Andrzheevskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Beka Andrzheevskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Beka Andrzheevskiy hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the match, Football Club Zestafoni's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Kushka came free, but Ignatiy Pilievi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, Anton Kushka cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ignatiy Pilievi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 21 minutes into the match, Real Madryt's Gennadiy Datsenko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ignatiy Pilievi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 21 minutes into the match, Gennadiy Datsenko notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Football Club Zestafoni's Ignatiy Pilievi. Ignatiy Pilievi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Real Madryt's Anton Kushka got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Matej Čaplovič showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khvicha Pulishvili, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 37th minute, Anton Kushka made a precise shot to the right of Ignatiy Pilievi. Football Club Zestafoni's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Denys Tytarchuk hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Paata Podolyakin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Matej Čaplovič tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gennadiy Datsenko to make the kick off. Anton Kushka recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Football Club Zestafoni's Ignatiy Pilievi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Kushka in the 54th minute of play. Irvin McKieson's late challenge caught a Real Madryt's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Irvin McKieson helped the player get up and apologised. After 56 played minutes Football Club Zestafoni got a freekick which was hit by Irvin McKieson. Ignatiy Pilievi acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 57th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Vitaliy Shulga. After a defensive mix-up in Football Club Zestafoni's zone, Anton Kushka stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ignatiy Pilievi came out of the goal and Anton Kushka tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 67 minutes, Anton Kushka mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Madryt and the Football Club Zestafoni players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 67th minute, Anton Kushka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Svyatoslav Olischuk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Madryt's supporters rose to their feet, but Svyatoslav Olischuk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ignatiy Pilievi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khvicha Pulishvili in the 76th minute of play forced Real Madryt's goalkeeper Matej Čaplovič to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Real Madryt getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Kostyantyn Bidnyj hit a great ball. Anton Kushka blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ignatiy Pilievi having to make a save. Anton Kushka struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Ignatiy Pilievi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Madryt. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Anton Kushka put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Ignatiy Pilievi. Olexandr Zaynchkovskyi kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Olexandr Staruschenko hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Matej Čaplovič showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tage Lööf, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Real Madryt's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.