Official Cup

Dnipro-Arena
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) When Zeng Jing Yue fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Maritza's protests and gave Zeng Jing Yue a yellow card for diving instead. Danail Mitzakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cyprian Gierlach, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 35th minute Cyprian Gierlach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danail Mitzakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Vershina ESPN's Charles-Antoine Carnevalli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeng Jing Yue in the 39th minute of play. Zapryan Tuparov kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. If Aristides Domenec had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Marin Nikolkov made the kick off in the second half. When Feliks Chwalkiewicz fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Maritza's protests and gave Feliks Chwalkiewicz a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Maritza getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Feliks Chwalkiewicz hit a great ball. After 57 played minutes FC Vershina ESPN got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Elixio. Charles-Antoine Carnevalli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeng Jing Yue in the 66th minute of the match. Charles-Antoine Carnevalli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marin Nikolkov in the 70th minute of play. Charles-Antoine Carnevalli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zoltán Hubina in the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristides Domenec in the 82nd minute of play forced Maritza's goalkeeper Danail Mitzakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Shelton Cho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Vershina ESPN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Maritza's Danang Juanda was substituted for Pavlin Dzhegalski. Danail Mitzakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cyprian Gierlach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cyprian Gierlach received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Danail Mitzakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Maritza's zone, Cyprian Gierlach stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Danail Mitzakov came out of the goal and Cyprian Gierlach tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zoltán Hubina struck a weak shot in the 99th minute. Charles-Antoine Carnevalli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maritza. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.