Official Cup

Trabzon
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Новгород TS's Cristi Aronescu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Gervasio Chano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tord Åkerman. Новгород TS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gervasio Chano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervasio Chano in the 11th minute of play forced Новгород TS's goalkeeper Tord Åkerman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Sirius Dog were awarded a corner. Gervasio Chano went to the cornerflag to take it. 19 minutes into the match, Sirius Dog's goal looked a bit too open when Cristi Aronescu came free, but Jeronimo Millan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Новгород TS's Tord Åkerman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Oliviero in the 27th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dino Grilli got free with Jeronimo Millan in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Новгород TS's goalkeeper Tord Åkerman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Новгород TS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gervasio Chano was slow to take the kick. During this time Sirius Dog's players had a chance to rest. Sirius Dog's Gervasio Chano was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tord Åkerman in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Sirius Dog's Gervasio Chano in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Новгород TS's goalie prevented a goal. If Gervasio Chano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Sirius Dog were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gervasio Chano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game was made by Konstantin Klikushin with David Myasnikov as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 55 minutes into the match, Новгород TS's goal looked a bit too open when Gervasio Chano came free, but Tord Åkerman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gervasio Chano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tord Åkerman was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. In the 65th minute Sirius Dog were awarded a corner. Gervasio Chano went to the cornerflag to take it. Tord Åkerman made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Gervasio Chano sent off a good shot on target. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Новгород TS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gervasio Chano was slow to take the kick. During this time Sirius Dog's players had a chance to rest. When Sirius Dog's Gervasio Chano in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Новгород TS's goalie prevented a goal. In the 79th match minute, Новгород TS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanislaw Maziarski to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Emiliano Oliviero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sirius Dog's supporters rose to their feet, but Emiliano Oliviero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tord Åkerman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tord Åkerman made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Gervasio Chano sent off a good shot on target. Gervasio Chano's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 93rdth minute, Tord Åkerman skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 94 minutes into the match, Новгород TS's goal looked a bit too open when Emiliano Oliviero came free, but Tord Åkerman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Sirius Dog had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.