Official Cup

Bayton Stadium
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Viktor Anastasiev got the match started through his kick off. MIAMI SHARKS's Zlatan Dimitriev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viktor Anastasiev in the 8th minute of play. Erramun Folgueira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Januario Alfaro having to make a save. The supporters of Kaisar Astana booed when MIAMI SHARKS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Şenol Uma didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 12 played minutes MIAMI SHARKS got a freekick which was hit by Silvestre Dolfo. 14 minutes into the match, MIAMI SHARKS's goal looked a bit too open when Viktor Anastasiev came free, but Zlatan Dimitriev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cruz Viana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zlatan Dimitriev was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. In the 16th minute Kaisar Astana were awarded a corner. Viktor Anastasiev went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kaisar Astana's goalkeeper Januario Alfaro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Şenol Uma scored 0-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Januario Alfaro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Zlatan Dimitriev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viktor Anastasiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 23 minutes into the match, Kaljo Püss had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zlatan Dimitriev. MIAMI SHARKS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kaljo Püss was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arif Keskin during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 27 played minutes Kaisar Astana got a freekick which was hit by Arif Keskin. After a defensive mix-up in Kaisar Astana's zone, Erramun Folgueira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Januario Alfaro came out of the goal and Erramun Folgueira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Kaisar Astana's Cruz Viana slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zlatan Dimitriev. That made the score 2-1 after 31 minutes of play. Kaljo Püsss short, quick shot in the 36thth minute got Zlatan Dimitriev to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some careless play in the MIAMI SHARKS defense, Viktor Anastasiev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zlatan Dimitriev. The MIAMI SHARKS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zlatan Dimitriev should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Erramun Folgueira managed to get in a good position for a shot. MIAMI SHARKS's supporters rose to their feet, but Erramun Folgueira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Januario Alfaro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Kaisar Astana's goalkeeper Januario Alfaro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 58 minutes into the match, MIAMI SHARKS's goal looked a bit too open when Cruz Viana came free, but Zlatan Dimitriev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Januario Alfaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şenol Uma, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cruz Viana in the 60th minute of play forced MIAMI SHARKS's goalkeeper Zlatan Dimitriev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute of the match, Şenol Uma tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Januario Alfaro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Quillian Van Collenborgh fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kaisar Astana's protests and gave Quillian Van Collenborgh a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd minute, Quillian Van Collenborgh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute Şenol Uma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Januario Alfaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Şenol Uma's late challenge caught a Kaisar Astana's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Şenol Uma helped the player get up and apologised. Şenol Uma hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. MIAMI SHARKS's Zlatan Dimitriev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaljo Püss in the 80th minute of play. After 80 minutes of play, Kaisar Astana's Kaljo Püss made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zlatan Dimitriev was left in no man's land by his defense there! MIAMI SHARKS's Erramun Folgueira got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Erramun Folgueira 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. Zlatan Dimitriev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viktor Anastasiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rayko Milkovski's late challenge caught a Kaisar Astana's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rayko Milkovski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 92nd minute, Rayko Milkovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zlatan Dimitriev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marvin Ancheta in the 96th minute of the match. Kaisar Astana were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of MIAMI SHARKS for a fine match.