Official Cup

Baker Arena
Spectators: 172 (Terracing: 130, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) 5 minutes into the game, Süleyman Erim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Shymkent Camels's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Holmes FC the free kick. A collision led to Shymkent Camels getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Süleyman Erim hit a great ball. Celedonio Devoto kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Ivan Merkushev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gugu Tande in the 10th minute of the match. Rafael Maria Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Süleyman Erim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 12 minutes of play, Shymkent Camels's Süleyman Erim made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafael Maria Navarro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 15 minutes into the game, Antonio Ayala cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Ivan Merkushev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Holmes FC's Rafael Maria Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimir Lipnyakov in the 28th minute of play. In the 34th minute, Holmes FC's Victoro Collados dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-1. Ivan Merkushev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Antonio Ayala showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-1 in the 38 minute of play. Shymkent Camels's Ivan Merkushev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Ayala in the 46th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Holmes FC's Jose Ramon Makaus slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ivan Merkushev. That made the score 6-1 after 47 minutes of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 6-1.

Jose Ramon Makaus kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Ivan Merkushev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gugu Tande, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artem Ilyushin hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Zenón Peña took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ivan Merkushev. Shymkent Camels's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ivan Merkushev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose Ramon Makaus in the 58th minute of play. Pavel Chistov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 59thth minute, Rafael Maria Navarro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Shymkent Camels getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Aleksey Favorskiy hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute of the match Donato Polhemus shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ivan Merkushev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ivan Merkushev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Ramon Makaus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Shymkent Camels getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Aleksey Favorskiy hit a great ball. In the 66th minute, Ruslan Gak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute Gugu Tande shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Merkushev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Ramon Makaus in the 69th minute of play forced Shymkent Camels's goalkeeper Ivan Merkushev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Merkushev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Ayala in the 70th minute of play. Jose Ramon Makaus hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 75 minutes into the match, Jose Ramon Makaus notched a goal, 7-1, to the right of Shymkent Camels's Ivan Merkushev. Ivan Merkushev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 82 minutes of play, Holmes FC's Antonio Ayala made it 8-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivan Merkushev was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Holmes FC booed when Shymkent Camels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruslan Gak didn't get a good kick on the ball. Donato Polhemus missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 86 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Ivan Merkushev right hand side. When Aleksey Favorskiy fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Shymkent Camels's protests and gave Aleksey Favorskiy a yellow card for diving instead. After 89 played minutes Shymkent Camels got a freekick which was hit by Aleksey Favorskiy. Ivan Merkushev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Polhemus, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 92 minutes into the match, Shymkent Camels's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonso Maffet came free, but Ivan Merkushev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivan Merkushev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfonso Maffet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Ramon Makaus in the 96th minute of play forced Shymkent Camels's goalkeeper Ivan Merkushev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Holmes FC fully deserved thier win.