Official Cup

Springfield Arena
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Volodymyr Ovcharenko kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the game, one of FC VERSHINA’dnipro:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 6 minutes into the game, Volodymyr Bidnenko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC VERSHINA’dnipro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Karamba the free kick. Volodymyr Bidnenko kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the game, Federico Di Tommaso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC VERSHINA’dnipro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Karamba the free kick. Federico Di Tommaso hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Anatoliy Konyushenko came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Karamba's Audrius Butkevičius. But to his dismay, Audrius Butkevičius quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. After 15 minutes of play, FC Karamba's Eurelijus Sutkus made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anatoliy Konyushenko was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the FC VERSHINA’dnipro defense, Audrius Butkevičius kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anatoliy Konyushenko. The FC VERSHINA’dnipro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anatoliy Konyushenko should have stopped the shot. Audrius Butkevičius struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Anatoliy Konyushenko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Karamba. 22 minutes into the game, FC Karamba's Audrius Butkevičius nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anatoliy Konyushenko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. In the 26th minute, Federico Di Tommaso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kuno Heiberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Volodymyr Ovcharenko went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. The supporters of FC VERSHINA’dnipro booed when FC Karamba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rapolas Pukelevičius didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gvidonas Sauliūnas in the 38th minute of play forced FC VERSHINA’dnipro's goalkeeper Anatoliy Konyushenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC VERSHINA’dnipro getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Volodymyr Ovcharenko hit a great ball. Volodymyr Bidnenko was shown his second yellow card after 44 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to FC VERSHINA’dnipro getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Volodymyr Bidnenko hit a great ball.

51 minutes into the match, FC VERSHINA’dnipro's goal looked a bit too open when Audrius Butkevičius came free, but Anatoliy Konyushenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anatoliy Konyushenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gvidonas Sauliūnas in the 52nd minute of play. Anatoliy Konyushenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gvidonas Sauliūnas in the 56th minute of the match. A collision led to FC Karamba getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Eurelijus Sutkus hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Karamba's zone, Olexiy Bykaniv stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kuno Heiberg came out of the goal and Olexiy Bykaniv tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anatoliy Konyushenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gvidonas Sauliūnas in the 61st minute of the match. 65 minutes into the game, Eurelijus Sutkus cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. Anatoliy Konyushenko was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to FC VERSHINA’dnipro getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Stepan Slyvka hit a great ball. FC VERSHINA’dnipro's Anatoliy Konyushenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eurelijus Sutkus in the 71st minute of play. After 73 minutes of play, FC Karamba's Eurelijus Sutkus made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anatoliy Konyushenko was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Olexiy Bykaniv got free with Kuno Heiberg in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Stepan Slyvka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Olexiy Bykaniv received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Kuno Heiberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anatoliy Konyushenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eurelijus Sutkus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FC VERSHINA’dnipro's Vyacheslav Dorosh got a free kick in the 91st minute. When the referee ended the match the FC Karamba players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.