Official Cup

Shymkent Arena
Spectators: 197 (Terracing: 149, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Demyan Silkin started the match with the kick off. Süleyman Erim kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Ivan Lysytsjkyi put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Yaroslav Skorospelov. Yaroslav Skorospelov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Lysytsjkyi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pavel Chistov might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Artem Gordya. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pavel Chistov ran back to his position shaking his head. After 16 played minutes FC Vershina ESPN got a freekick which was hit by Danylo Polyovyi. In the 21st minute Ivan Lysytsjkyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yaroslav Skorospelov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22ndth minute of the game Ivan Lysytsjkyi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Shymkent Camels's Yaroslav Skorospelov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 23 minutes of play, FC Vershina ESPN's Ivan Lysytsjkyi made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yaroslav Skorospelov was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 26th minute, Volodymyr Beletskyi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yaroslav Skorospelov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After a rather tough play, FC Vershina ESPN's Danylo Polyovyi got a free kick in the 28th minute. When FC Vershina ESPN's Ivan Lysytsjkyi in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Shymkent Camels's goalie prevented a goal. Artem Ilyushin kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. If Ivan Lysytsjkyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yaroslav Skorospelov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Lysytsjkyi in the 34th minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Artem Ilyushin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 36 minutes, Volodymyr Beletskyi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Vershina ESPN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Volodymyr Beletskyi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Artem Gordya made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Süleyman Erim sent off a good shot on target. 39 minutes into the match, FC Vershina ESPN's goal looked a bit too open when Süleyman Erim came free, but Artem Gordya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Shymkent Camels's Artem Ilyushin got a free kick in the 40th minute. Yaroslav Skorospelov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mykhaylo Gladiy in the 43rd minute of play. Demyan Silkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Gordya having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ivan Lysytsjkyi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Volodymyr Beletskyi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Yaroslav Skorospelov made a huge save. Volodymyr Beletskyi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aleksey Favorskiy during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 63 played minutes Shymkent Camels got a freekick which was hit by Aleksey Favorskiy. Volodymyr Beletskyi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Yaroslav Skorospelov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute Ivan Lysytsjkyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yaroslav Skorospelov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Shymkent Camels's Süleyman Erim got a free kick in the 76th minute. Volodymyr Beletskyi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Shymkent Camels's Yaroslav Skorospelov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Lysytsjkyi in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th match minute, FC Vershina ESPN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonid Vikaryuk to maneuver through the defense. After 82 minutes FC Vershina ESPN's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Süleyman Erim who took care of the corner kick. Yaroslav Skorospelov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivan Lysytsjkyi went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. After 93 played minutes Shymkent Camels got a freekick which was hit by Igor Eigin. In the 94th minute, FC Vershina ESPN's Danylo Biloshapka dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. FC Vershina ESPN's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.