National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oleg Salenko started the match with the kick off. In the 14th minute Vasiliy Yakovlev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikhail Tal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Playo Campderros who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 26thth minute tested the skills of Roman Lektorskiy when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 28th minute Vasiliy Yakovlev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikhail Tal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francis Bacon in the 30th minute of play forced Kazakhstan's goalkeeper Roman Lektorskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasiliy Yakovlev in the 31st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Mikhail Tal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Venezuela's Playo Campderros 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 Kazakhstan's goalie prevented a goal. Venezuela were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Kazakhstan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ambrosio Ilardia took the corner. Venezuela's Ambrosio Ilardia was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Roman Lektorskiy in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After having played for 40 minutes, Francis Bacon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francis Bacon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 42nd minute, Ambrosio Ilardia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Kazakhstan booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santos Granda didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 46 minutes, Ippolit Konovalov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kazakhstan and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 46th match minute, Kazakhstan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ippolit Konovalov to maneuver through the defense.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Playo Campderros made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Francis Bacon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Francis Bacon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roman Lektorskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kazakhstan's goalkeeper Roman Lektorskiy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Venezuela's Playo Campderros in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kazakhstan's goalie prevented a goal. Oleg Salenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Venezuela's Mikhail Tal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oleg Salenko in the 61st minute of play. If Playo Campderros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Playo Campderros in the 72nd minute of play forced Kazakhstan's goalkeeper Roman Lektorskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Lektorskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Playo Campderros in the 73rd minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, Playo Campderros cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Roman Lektorskiy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Venezuela made a substitution. Roi Arroyuelo replaced Playo Campderros. Venezuela made a substitution. Pablo Marmol replaced Santos Granda. Venezuela's Claus Meruelo was substituted for Galo Caracedo. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roi Arroyuelo in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roman Lektorskiy saved Kazakhstan from getting behind. Venezuela's Claus Meruelo got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Francis Bacon scored 2-0 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roman Lektorskiy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Roi Arroyuelo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Roman Lektorskiy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Francis Bacon went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 95th minute Roi Arroyuelo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Lektorskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After taking down the ball on Venezuela's corner Ambrosio Ilardia fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Roman Lektorskiy quite easily take care of the ball.