Official Cup

Bayton Stadium
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Januario Alfaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Martinez in the 3rd minute of play. Januario Alfaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristopher Murillo in the 5th minute of play. In the last second Chris Key throw himself and got hold of the ball when Viktor Anastasiev in the 7thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After a rather tough play, Kaisar Astana's Ruslan Kulikov got a free kick in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristopher Murillo in the 11th minute of play forced Kaisar Astana's goalkeeper Januario Alfaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chris Key made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cruz Viana in the 12th minute. A hard shot 15 in the game by Kaljo Püss from a close distance when the talented Chris Key managed to make a qualified save. Dinamo Almaty's players were relieved. The supporters of Dinamo Almaty booed when Kaisar Astana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Quillian Van Collenborgh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kaisar Astana's Januario Alfaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristopher Murillo in the 17th minute of play. Januario Alfaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dmitriy Lepeshkevich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Kaisar Astana's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Martinez came free, but Januario Alfaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kaljo Püss came free with the goalkeeper in the 25th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Chris Key could save by the left post. Richard Vale hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. If Gong Kun Zhen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chris Key showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cruz Viana in the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Cristopher Murillo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Januario Alfaro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 47th minute Cristopher Murillo 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gong Kun Zhen to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kaljo Püss in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chris Key prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chris Key took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cruz Viana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Petr Zakharov'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. Petr Zakharov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 57th minute, Kaljo Püss 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 a very dangerous position, a player in Dinamo Almaty fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 58th minute. Penalty! In the 63rd minute, Dinamo Almaty's Cristopher Murillo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Viktor Anastasiev put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Chris Key. Januario Alfaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Kun Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chris Key made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cruz Viana in the 72nd minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, Dinamo Almaty's goal looked a bit too open when Cruz Viana came free, but Chris Key reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Januario Alfaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Kun Zhen in the 80th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vladimir Loginov got free with Januario Alfaro in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaljo Püss in the 84th minute of play forced Dinamo Almaty's goalkeeper Chris Key to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gonzalo Martinez in the 85thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Januario Alfaro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Januario Alfaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandr Balaban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viktor Anastasiev in the 93rd minute of play forced Dinamo Almaty's goalkeeper Chris Key to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gonzalo Martinez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Januario Alfaro made a huge save. The Kaisar Astana supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Dinamo Almaty's performance. The match ended with a win for Dinamo Almaty.