National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) 3 minutes into the game, Andrey Ostrovskiy threw the ball into play from the sideline. U21 Guatemala's Avilio Baptista quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 8 minutes into the match, U21 Russia's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Camps came free, but Afanasiy Malitikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, Lev Pakhomov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Russia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Guatemala the free kick. After a rather tough play, U21 Russia's Lev Pakhomov got a free kick in the 10th minute. U21 Russia's Afanasiy Malitikov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Russia from getting a goal against them. After 15 minutes, Lev Pakhomov made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Guatemala's Nery Pumpido tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 18 minutes into the match, U21 Russia's goalkeeper Afanasiy Malitikov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Patricio Camps. When U21 Guatemala's Erick Braun in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Russia's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Camps in the 26th minute of play forced U21 Russia's goalkeeper Afanasiy Malitikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Russia's goalkeeper Afanasiy Malitikov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Camps in the 29th minute of play forced U21 Russia's goalkeeper Afanasiy Malitikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniil Kondratiev in the 31st minute of play forced U21 Guatemala's goalkeeper Nery Pumpido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Russia's zone, Patricio Camps stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Afanasiy Malitikov came out of the goal and Patricio Camps tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 37 minutes into the match, U21 Guatemala's goal looked a bit too open when Dmitriy Cheryshev came free, but Nery Pumpido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patricio Camps's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Afanasiy Malitikov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. U21 Guatemala were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after U21 Russia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Heriberto Correa took the corner. Nery Pumpido took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dmitriy Cheryshev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nery Pumpido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dmitriy Cheryshev, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute of the match Máximo Perrone sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Afanasiy Malitikov skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 47 minutes, Andrey Ostrovskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Russia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrey Ostrovskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniil Kondratiev to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniil Kondratiev in the 53rd minute of play forced U21 Guatemala's goalkeeper Nery Pumpido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 54 played minutes U21 Russia got a freekick which was hit by Denis Kolodin. U21 Guatemala's Nery Pumpido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lev Pakhomov in the 59th minute of play. With his leg Nery Pumpido managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when U21 Russia's Daniil Kondratiev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. U21 Guatemala's Cristian Navas was substituted for Erick Braun. U21 Guatemala's Richard Costas was substituted for Máximo Perrone. In the 64th minute of the match U21 Russia got a corner. U21 Guatemala's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Albert Bulychov ran over to the corner to take the kick. U21 Russia's Albert Bulychov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nery Pumpido in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 66 played minutes U21 Russia got a freekick which was hit by Aleksandr Dolgopolov. If Patricio Camps had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Russia's goalkeeper Afanasiy Malitikov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. U21 Russia made a substitution. Oleg Lapikov replaced Lev Pakhomov. In the 74th minute of the match U21 Guatemala got a corner. U21 Russia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Heriberto Correa ran over to the corner to take the kick. Cristian Navas was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Daniil Kondratiev succeeded in the game's 78th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. In the 82nd minute, Albert Bulychov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the game, Richard Costas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Guatemala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Russia the free kick. After 91 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for U21 Guatemala! Patricio Camps might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Afanasiy Malitikov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Patricio Camps ran back to his position shaking his head. Heriberto Correa's late challenge caught a U21 Russia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Heriberto Correa helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, U21 Guatemala's Heriberto Correa got a free kick in the 98th minute. U21 Russia played a much better game than U21 Guatemala and deserved their victory. The U21 Guatemala players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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