National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Corey Ryan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 8thth minute of the game Gleb Filatov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ireland's Brandan McJames was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Brandan McJames stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Potap Baranov's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute, Douglas Johnson 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. After 15 played minutes Ireland got a freekick which was hit by Douglas Johnson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Potap Baranov in the 16th minute of play forced Ireland's goalkeeper Brandan McJames to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16thth minute of the game Potap Baranov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ireland's Brandan McJames was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 16thth minute of the game Potap Baranov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ireland's Brandan McJames was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Danann O'Brien got free with Danila Valishevskiy in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Danila Valishevskiy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danann O'Brien in the 19th minute. Danila Valishevskiy made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Danann O'Brien sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Potap Baranov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brandan McJames was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Potap Baranov in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Brandan McJames prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 27th minute Russia were awarded a corner. Afanasiy Kochinov went to the cornerflag to take it. Danann O'Brien could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Danila Valishevskiy made a huge save. The Russia fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when Russia's Potap Baranov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Russia's Gleb Filatov in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ireland's goalie prevented a goal. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ireland's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Afanasiy Kochinov was slow to take the kick. During this time Russia's players had a chance to rest. After some careless play in the Ireland defense, Pavel Berezovskiy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Brandan McJames. The Ireland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Brandan McJames should have stopped the shot. In the 41st minute of the match Ireland got a corner. Russia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Caroll McNamee ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 47thth minute of the game Potap Baranov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ireland's Brandan McJames was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After the first half Russia were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Potap Baranov made a kick off. Ireland's Brandan McJames played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gleb Filatov in the 53rd minute of play. Danila Valishevskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danann O'Brien, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Douglas Johnson during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Pavel Berezovskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Brandan McJames managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when Russia's Potap Baranov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Ireland's Danann O'Brien in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Russia's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Corey Ryan in the 62nd minute of play forced Russia's goalkeeper Danila Valishevskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the last second Brandan McJames throw himself and got hold of the ball when Gleb Filatov in the 65thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. The audience was convinced that Gleb Filatov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brandan McJames was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Danila Valishevskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danann O'Brien in the 68th minute of the match. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Russia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Caroll McNamee was slow to take the kick. During this time Ireland's players had a chance to rest. Danila Valishevskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danann O'Brien in the 71st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Gleb Filatov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brandan McJames was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ireland's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Afanasiy Kochinov was slow to take the kick. During this time Russia's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Danann O'Brien in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Danila Valishevskiy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 79th minute of the match Ireland got a corner. Russia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Caroll McNamee ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Ireland's Caroll McNamee to fire away a dangerous shot which Danila Valishevskiy despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Danann O'Brien kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. If Danann O'Brien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brandan McJames stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gleb Filatov's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. In the 91st minute Corey Ryan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danila Valishevskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Russia's Gleb Filatov in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ireland's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Russia booed when Ireland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Breffni McStephen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute Gleb Filatov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brandan McJames saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Russia players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.