Official Cup

MELEN SC
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dmitriy Goldberg started the match with the kick off. Lyubomir Bestuzhev hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute of the match Melenky FC got a corner. ДЕМБЕЛЬ 46 RUS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Georgiy Makarskiy ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to ДЕМБЕЛЬ 46 RUS getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Pēteris Siks hit a great ball. In the 13th minute of the match Melenky FC got a corner. ДЕМБЕЛЬ 46 RUS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Georgiy Makarskiy ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, Melenky FC's Dmitriy Goldberg got a free kick in the 20th minute. With a little luck, ДЕМБЕЛЬ 46 RUS's Nereo Cruz got control of the ball when Ivan Wennerquist tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 23rd minute, ДЕМБЕЛЬ 46 RUS's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Chen Hao Yue fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. ДЕМБЕЛЬ 46 RUS made a substitution. Ippolit Bedrinskiy replaced Stanislav Prudnikov. Nereo Cruz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dmitriy Goldberg in the 27th minute. The supporters of Melenky FC booed when ДЕМБЕЛЬ 46 RUS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lyubomir Bestuzhev didn't get a good kick on the ball. ДЕМБЕЛЬ 46 RUS's Denis Shutov was substituted for Emil Uggla. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Chen Hao Yue managed to get in a good position for a shot. Melenky FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Chen Hao Yue was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nereo Cruz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chen Hao Yue sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute, Melenky FC's Ivan Wennerquist dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. ДЕМБЕЛЬ 46 RUS made a substitution. Pavel Nekrasov replaced Roman Gorodetskiy. Zachary Piwowarski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pēteris Siks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Melenky FC's Chen Hao Yue in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ДЕМБЕЛЬ 46 RUS's goalie prevented a goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After a defensive mix-up in Melenky FC's zone, Pavel Nekrasov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zachary Piwowarski came out of the goal and Pavel Nekrasov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Pēteris Siks took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Zachary Piwowarski to make any attempt to save it. Melenky FC's Valeriy Gachinskiy was substituted for Boris Strelkov. Vsevolod Garnysh's late challenge caught a Melenky FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vsevolod Garnysh helped the player get up and apologised. In the 66th match minute, ДЕМБЕЛЬ 46 RUS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vsevolod Garnysh to maneuver through the defense. Melenky FC made a substitution. Vladimir Hanzhin replaced Perez Tchanturia. Vsevolod Garnysh hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Ivan Wennerquist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Nereo Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivan Wennerquist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nereo Cruz having to interfere. Nereo Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dmitriy Goldberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 81st minute of the match Melenky FC got a corner. ДЕМБЕЛЬ 46 RUS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dmitriy Goldberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, ДЕМБЕЛЬ 46 RUS's Lyubomir Bestuzhev got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Dmitriy Goldberg struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Nereo Cruz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Melenky FC. ДЕМБЕЛЬ 46 RUS's Nereo Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dmitriy Goldberg in the 94th minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Melenky FC's goalkeeper Zachary Piwowarski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pēteris Siks. The Melenky FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ДЕМБЕЛЬ 46 RUS's performance. The match ended with a win for ДЕМБЕЛЬ 46 RUS.