Official Cup

Kolomna Arena
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vasiliy Afanasenkov got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aírton de Amaral in the 2nd minute of play forced Unica FC's goalkeeper Mark Hudyakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the game, Xanda FC's Válter Peixoto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mark Hudyakov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 12th minute, Daniil Charuhin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of Unica FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Xanda FC:s goal. Xanda FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 17th minute, when Artur Melnikov scored to the left of an out of position Ramiro Pires, making the score, 1-2. The supporters of Unica FC booed when Xanda FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evaristo da Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute Vadim Bykov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramiro Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Jânio Baptista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ramiro Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur Melnikov in the 29th minute of play. Ramiro Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasiliy Afanasenkov in the 31st minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Luiz Fernando Arce left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Xanda FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Daniil Charuhin kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Ramiro Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vasiliy Afanasenkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Válter Peixoto to make the kick off. Artur Melnikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramiro Pires having to interfere. When Unica FC's Nikolay Myasnikov in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Xanda FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 57 played minutes Xanda FC got a freekick which was hit by Jânio Baptista. When Unica FC's Vasiliy Afanasenkov in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Xanda FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 59 minutes, Vasiliy Afanasenkov made it 2-4 with a short kick to the right side. Xanda FC's Ramiro Pires tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Unica FC booed when Xanda FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evaristo da Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xanda FC's Ramiro Pires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolay Myasnikov in the 78th minute of play. Ramiro Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vasiliy Afanasenkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After a rather tough play, Xanda FC's Jânio Baptista got a free kick in the 81st minute. Aírton de Amaral scored 3-5 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mark Hudyakov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Artur Melnikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xanda FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.