Official Cup

Danylo Halytsky
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Myroslav Akymenko started the match with the kick off. Marcus Keller showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Myroslav Akymenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the game, Myroslav Akymenko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Marcus Keller was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jannik Kranz kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Schurke F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Myroslav Akymenko came free, but Marcus Keller reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcus Keller took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Myroslav Akymenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Myroslav Akymenko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcus Keller was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Patrik Riesen hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Vyacheslav Androsenko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice moves Danylo Bandera could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Marcus Keller however easily saved by the left post. In the 32nd match minute, Schurke F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerd Kathan to maneuver through the defense. Danylo Bandera succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 6-0 in the 38th playminute. Marcus Keller didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pavlo Paraschiy went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 8-0.

Myroslav Akymenko took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcus Keller. Marcus Keller dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. In the 59th minute, Artur Lytvynchuk made a precise shot to the right of Marcus Keller. Schurke F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 11-0. When FC Ruh Lviv's Myroslav Akymenko in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Schurke F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Artur Lytvynchuk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 62 minutes into the match, Schurke F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Artur Lytvynchuk came free, but Marcus Keller reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcus Keller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Lytvynchuk in the 65th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Schurke F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Pavlo Paraschiy came free, but Marcus Keller reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcus Keller showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Myroslav Akymenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The audience was convinced that Artur Lytvynchuk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcus Keller was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Myroslav Akymenko in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcus Keller prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Carlo Richter charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlo Richter the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Schurke F.C's Carlo Richter got a free kick in the 71st minute. Marcus Keller stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Myroslav Akymenko's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. After some careless play in the Schurke F.C defense, Artur Lytvynchuk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcus Keller. The Schurke F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcus Keller should have stopped the shot. After 78 minutes of play, FC Ruh Lviv's Artur Lytvynchuk made it 13-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcus Keller was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 81st minute Myroslav Akymenko clashed with another player. He fell to the ground and was in great pain. It was obvious that he couldn't finish the game. 81 minutes into the game, Rissi Meyer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Schurke F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Ruh Lviv the free kick. In the 83rd minute, Rissi Meyer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Danylo Bandera came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the FC Ruh Lviv 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 Danylo Bandera couldn't finish the play. Danylo Bandera's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcus Keller read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC Ruh Lviv had played much better football throughout.