U21 League

Koigola
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Nikolay Kosunov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Varlam Baburin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitaliy Tinkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute Vitaliy Tinkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Varlam Baburin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eduard Lutsevich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Vorobiev in the 13th minute of the match. Aleksey Klinkovskiy hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Vitaliy Tinkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 27 minutes into the match, STORM's goal looked a bit too open when Zinoviy Kornilov came free, but Varlam Baburin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute Nikolay Kosunov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduard Lutsevich saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nikolay Kosunov got free with Eduard Lutsevich in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eduard Lutsevich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksey Abibulaev in the 33rd minute of the match. Eduard Lutsevich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksey Abibulaev in the 33rd minute of the match. FC Barcelona Lassa's Eduard Lutsevich proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save FC Barcelona Lassa from getting a goal against them. Eduard Lutsevich made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksey Abibulaev in the 35th minute of play. Eduard Lutsevich made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vitaliy Koirovich in the 41st minute. 43 minutes into the game, FC Barcelona Lassa's Leonid Lagunov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Varlam Baburin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 45th minute, Aleksey Abibulaev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Varlam Baburin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zinoviy Kornilov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Varlam Baburin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonid Lagunov in the 48th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vitaliy Tinkov made a kick off. A collision led to STORM getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Valentin Vorobiev hit a great ball. In the 54th minute, Vitaliy Tinkov made a precise shot to the right of Varlam Baburin. STORM's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Aleksandr Schukin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduard Lutsevich having to interfere. Nikolay Kosunov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Eduard Lutsevich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, STORM's Varlam Baburin got control of the ball when Zinoviy Kornilov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eduard Lutsevich showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksandr Schukin, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. The audience was convinced that Nikolay Kosunov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eduard Lutsevich was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. In the 67th minute of the match STORM got a corner. FC Barcelona Lassa's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nikolay Kosunov ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led STORM's Nikolay Kosunov to fire away a dangerous shot which Eduard Lutsevich despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Irakliy Drashkovskiy's late challenge caught a FC Barcelona Lassa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Irakliy Drashkovskiy helped the player get up and apologised. Irakliy Drashkovskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, STORM's Vitaliy Koirovich got a free kick in the 69th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Zinoviy Kornilov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Varlam Baburin. STORM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zinoviy Kornilov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 77 minutes into the match, STORM's goalkeeper Varlam Baburin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zinoviy Kornilov. Aleksey Abibulaev struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Eduard Lutsevich didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for STORM. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zinoviy Kornilov got free with Varlam Baburin in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by STORM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Roman Bushinskiy was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Barcelona Lassa's players had a chance to rest. Leonid Lagunov kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Vitaliy Koirovich's late challenge caught a FC Barcelona Lassa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vitaliy Koirovich helped the player get up and apologised. Vitaliy Koirovich kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After 89 played minutes FC Barcelona Lassa got a freekick which was hit by Andrey Timonin. Zinoviy Kornilov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Varlam Baburin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The STORM supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC Barcelona Lassa's performance. The match ended with a win for FC Barcelona Lassa.