Official Cup

Dnipro-Arena
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alvaro Spitaleri kicked off to start the match. Bernardo Di Francesco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olexiy Bykaniv in the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Volodymyr Ovcharenko in the 9th minute of play forced San Nicolò Kings's goalkeeper Bernardo Di Francesco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, San Nicolò Kings's goalkeeper Bernardo Di Francesco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olexiy Bykaniv. Bernardo Di Francesco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Volodymyr Ovcharenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 15th minute of the match, Volodymyr Ovcharenko tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bernardo Di Francesco saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Anatoliy Konyushenko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Spitaleri, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 20 minutes, Bernardo Di Francesco successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 21stth minute of the game Volodymyr Ovcharenko who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but San Nicolò Kings's Bernardo Di Francesco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 23rd minute Volodymyr Ovcharenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Di Francesco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, FC VERSHINA’dnipro's Bernardo Di Francesco threw himself towards the right post 26 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Volodymyr Ovcharenko, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Volodymyr Ovcharenko in the 29th minute of play forced San Nicolò Kings's goalkeeper Bernardo Di Francesco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Di Francesco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Volodymyr Ovcharenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Di Francesco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Volodymyr Ovcharenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Bernardo Di Francesco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Volodymyr Ovcharenko in the 38th minute of the match. After 40 played minutes FC VERSHINA’dnipro got a freekick which was hit by Kostyantyn Biloshapka. An unexpectedly hard shot by Volodymyr Ovcharenko in the 43rd minute of play forced San Nicolò Kings's goalkeeper Bernardo Di Francesco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Olexiy Bykaniv had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bernardo Di Francesco. San Nicolò Kings's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Olexiy Bykaniv was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Volodymyr Ovcharenko stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51stth minute of the game Volodymyr Ovcharenko who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but San Nicolò Kings's Bernardo Di Francesco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bernardo Di Francesco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Volodymyr Ovcharenko in the 53rd minute of play. Marko Lyubarskyi hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. After having played for 59 minutes, Volodymyr Ovcharenko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC VERSHINA’dnipro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Volodymyr Ovcharenko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bernardo Di Francesco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Volodymyr Ovcharenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to San Nicolò Kings getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Biagio Mazzetti hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute Stepan Slyvka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Di Francesco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Volodymyr Ovcharenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bernardo Di Francesco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olexiy Bykaniv in the 71st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Volodymyr Ovcharenko in the 73rd minute of play forced San Nicolò Kings's goalkeeper Bernardo Di Francesco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 78 minutes, Olexiy Bykaniv managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC VERSHINA’dnipro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Olexiy Bykaniv was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 80 minutes into the game, Volodymyr Ovcharenko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Bernardo Di Francesco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 95th minute, Stepan Slyvka made a precise shot to the right of Bernardo Di Francesco. San Nicolò Kings's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0.