Official Cup

SMOLENSK
Spectators: 196 (Terracing: 148, 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. Vincent Kellbom started the match with the kick off. Kristóf Sass fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without César Sousa having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Днепр ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Ayuso came free, but Vladislav Maksimychev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 13 minutes Днепр ФК's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luuk Theunissen who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Decathlon Dudes's Luuk Theunissen to fire away a dangerous shot which Vladislav Maksimychev despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. César Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vincent Kellbom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Wilco Keldermans's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladislav Maksimychev was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. The supporters of Днепр ФК booed when Decathlon Dudes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilco Keldermans didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Decathlon Dudes's zone, Vincent Kellbom stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. César Sousa came out of the goal and Vincent Kellbom tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 29 played minutes Decathlon Dudes got a freekick which was hit by Simon Hilhorst. With a little luck, Decathlon Dudes's César Sousa got control of the ball when Vincent Kellbom tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Erwan Carnot kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving César Sousa. That made the score 1-0 in the 33 minute of play. César Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Rapp in the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Juan Ayuso 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincent Kellbom in the 46th minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper César Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Juan Ayuso made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute Dmitriy Bogaenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but César Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute Vincent Kellbom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but César Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Днепр ФК were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Decathlon Dudes's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Erwan Carnot took the corner. The corner led to Днепр ФК's Dmitriy Bogaenko getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After a rather tough play, Днепр ФК's Ralf Rapp got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 77th minute Dmitriy Bogaenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but César Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute Gaspar Calisto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but César Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when Gaspar Calisto came free, but César Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. César Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincent Kellbom, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Vladislav Maksimychev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Ayuso in the 88th minute of play.