Official Cup

L Abarset Park
Spectators: 196 (Terracing: 148, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Louis Bow's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Artem Gordya read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Volodymyr Beletskyi managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Vershina ESPN's supporters rose to their feet, but Volodymyr Beletskyi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Donny Hooker breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the FC Vershina ESPN defense, Tony Froggatt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Artem Gordya. The FC Vershina ESPN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Artem Gordya should have stopped the shot. 14 minutes into the match, Louis Bow dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Artem Gordya, 2-0. Donny Hooker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vitaliy Gutnikevych's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Donny Hooker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vitaliy Gutnikevych's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. After 24th play minutes Louis Bow shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Artem Gordya and just under the crossbar into goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Austen Tanner in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artem Gordya saved FC Vershina ESPN from getting behind. A collision led to FC Vershina ESPN getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Danylo Biloshapka hit a great ball. A collision led to FC Vershina ESPN getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Leonid Vikaryuk hit a great ball. In the 31st minute, Louis Bow got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Artem Gordya stood somewhat misplaced when Louis Bow came free in front of goal and shot 4-0 to the left of him in the 37 minute. With his leg Artem Gordya managed to avoid a goal in the 40thth minute, when FC Shakhtar Donetsk's Louis Bow fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Louis Bow scored 5-0 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Artem Gordya, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Louis Bow stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Louis Bow's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artem Gordya was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 59th minute of the match, Volodymyr Beletskyi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Donny Hooker was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 61st match minute, FC Shakhtar Donetsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jason Lynch to maneuver through the defense. If Louis Bow had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Austen Tanner in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute Louis Bow shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Gordya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Louis Bow in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artem Gordya saved FC Vershina ESPN from getting behind. 85 minutes into the match, FC Vershina ESPN's goal looked a bit too open when Louis Bow came free, but Artem Gordya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, FC Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Donny Hooker had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Volodymyr Beletskyi. Tony Froggatt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Gordya having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Louis Bow in the 90th minute of play forced FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Artem Gordya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tony Froggatt took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Artem Gordya. Artem Gordya dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-0. FC Vershina ESPN's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.