Official Cup

Ramon de Carranza
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) In the 2nd minute, one of Феникс Санкт-Петербург:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Феникс Санкт-Петербург. 4 minutes into the match, Bodo Oster notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala. Josue Ayala was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 10th minute Claudiu Bumba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josue Ayala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Axenstein's Claudiu Bumba pulled a muscle in his back after 19 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Kirill Latyaev fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Феникс Санкт-Петербург's protests and gave Kirill Latyaev a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Феникс Санкт-Петербург fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 19th minute. Penalty! Феникс Санкт-Петербург:s Josue Ayala showed great skill when he stopped Bodo Oster:s penalty. 24 minutes into the match, Axenstein's goal looked a bit too open when Gennadiy Blatun came free, but Michele Rieger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Axenstein's goalie and right to Alexandr Berezin. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Axenstein's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 29 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Josue Ayala had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ragnar Lodbrok. When John Hungerbühler came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Axenstein 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 John Hungerbühler couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Liu Jie got a free kick in the 35th minute. The supporters of Axenstein booed when Феникс Санкт-Петербург was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Postelnicu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Josue Ayala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bodo Oster, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 40 minutes, Timur Chichko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's supporters crossed their fingers, but Timur Chichko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Timur Chichko was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th match minute, Феникс Санкт-Петербург was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osman Gulson to maneuver through the defense. When Axenstein's Ragnar Lodbrok in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalie prevented a goal. 58 minutes into the match, Axenstein's Bodo Oster sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Josue Ayala narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Michele Rieger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timur Chichko, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Ragnar Lodbrok fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josue Ayala having to interfere. In the 66th minute Timur Chichko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michele Rieger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute John Hungerbühler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josue Ayala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Axenstein's Valentin Trucco got a free kick in the 70th minute. The supporters of Axenstein booed when Феникс Санкт-Петербург was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Postelnicu didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Axenstein's Michele Rieger got control of the ball when Timur Chichko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Michele Rieger made an important save on a dangerous shot by Timur Chichko in the 78th minute. Феникс Санкт-Петербург made a substitution. Osmar Madureira replaced Sebastian Postelnicu. In the 80th minute, Lennart Zumbrunnen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Michele Rieger made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Timur Chichko sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that John Hungerbühler's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Josue Ayala was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Josue Ayala didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ragnar Lodbrok went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. When Axenstein's John Hungerbühler in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalie prevented a goal.