National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vitaliy Eliseev got the match started through his kick off. Vladislav Lemish made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Ronaldinho Gaucho sent off a good shot on target. Vladislav Lemish made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho in the 4th minute of play. A collision led to U21 Greece getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Themis Tsopakis hit a great ball. In the 9th minute, Igor Kolyvanov sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and U21 Greece's Tasos Brizolakos didn't even have to move. U21 Russia's Vladislav Lemish played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zlatan Messi in the 10th minute of play. With a little luck, U21 Russia's Vladislav Lemish got control of the ball when Giannis Verikios tried to sneak it across the goal line. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Russia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ale Nesta was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Greece's players had a chance to rest. The corner led U21 Greece's Ale Nesta to fire away a dangerous shot which Vladislav Lemish despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 20 minutes into the match, U21 Russia's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatan Messi came free, but Vladislav Lemish reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladislav Lemish took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zlatan Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute U21 Greece were awarded a corner. Ale Nesta went to the cornerflag to take it. U21 Russia's Vladislav Lemish proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Russia from getting a goal against them. Vladislav Lemish showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Messi in the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zlatan Messi in the 26th minute of play forced U21 Russia's goalkeeper Vladislav Lemish to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, U21 Greece's goal looked a bit too open when Vitaliy Eliseev came free, but Tasos Brizolakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Russia were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after U21 Greece's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Igor Kolyvanov took the corner. A hard shot 32 in the game by Ronaldinho Gaucho from a close distance when the talented Vladislav Lemish managed to make a qualified save. U21 Russia's players were relieved. Tasos Brizolakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitaliy Eliseev, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Tasos Brizolakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Kolyvanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Igor Kolyvanov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Russia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 46th minute Konstantin Liskun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tasos Brizolakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 48 minutes into the match, Zlatan Messi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vladislav Lemish, 2-1. U21 Russia's Konstantin Gromovich was substituted for Mikhail Belov. 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 2-1.

In the 58th minute, Zlatan Messi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Greece fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Vladislav Lemish made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zlatan Messi in the 63rd minute of play. Tasos Brizolakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantin Liskun in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantin Liskun in the 64th minute of play forced U21 Greece's goalkeeper Tasos Brizolakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladislav Lemish showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 67th minute Andreas Korpetis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladislav Lemish saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tasos Brizolakos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Konstantin Liskun showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 68 minute of play. U21 Russia's Filipp Loginov was substituted for Konstantin Liskun. U21 Greece made a substitution. Aris Kalogeros replaced Nektarios Bezas. In the 76th minute, Konstantinos Tsevas 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. Themis Tsopakis got his second yellow card in the match during the 79th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to U21 Greece getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Themis Tsopakis hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Konstantinos Tsevas in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladislav Lemish saved U21 Russia from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantinos Tsevas in the 90th minute of play forced U21 Russia's goalkeeper Vladislav Lemish to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th match minute, U21 Greece was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aris Kalogeros to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th match minute, U21 Greece was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lambros Giotas to maneuver through the defense. Tasos Brizolakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filipp Loginov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vladislav Lemish showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantinos Tsevas, who was totally free with the ball in the 100th minute.