Official Cup

Λάκκος των Λεόντων
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arkhip Repin made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, FC Caspiy's Martyn Baiseitov got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Klim Muravev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Giotis Schortsianitis took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Petr Putyatin to make any attempt to save it. Leonid Nikolaev's late challenge caught a SAPSALOMADA FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leonid Nikolaev helped the player get up and apologised. Leonid Nikolaev hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute, Manos Sardelis 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. In the 27th minute, Christos Matsoukelis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Petr Putyatin. The goal made the score 3-0. Petr Putyatin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Matsoukelis in the 31st minute of the match. A collision led to FC Caspiy getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Klim Muravev hit a great ball. After 37 played minutes SAPSALOMADA FC got a freekick which was hit by Babbis Kotsovolos. Petr Putyatin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giotis Schortsianitis in the 39th minute of play. In the 39th match minute, FC Caspiy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martyn Baiseitov to maneuver through the defense. Babbis Kotsovolos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Babbis Kotsovolos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Petr Putyatin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giotis Schortsianitis in the 48th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

SAPSALOMADA FC's Dimitris Dimitriou got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. SAPSALOMADA FC's Viktoras Tzolis was substituted for Ntinos Salevris. Boris Nekrasov hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Petr Putyatin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Giotis Schortsianitis went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Petr Putyatin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Giotis Schortsianitis's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. After 75 minutes of play, SAPSALOMADA FC's Giotis Schortsianitis made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Petr Putyatin was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 83rd minute Giotis Schortsianitis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petr Putyatin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martyn Baiseitov kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Babbis Kotsovolos in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Petr Putyatin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Petr Putyatin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giotis Schortsianitis in the 87th minute of play. Giotis Schortsianitis took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Petr Putyatin. Petr Putyatin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. After 95 played minutes SAPSALOMADA FC got a freekick which was hit by Dimitris Dimitriou. SAPSALOMADA FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.