World League

Vladikavkaz
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrey Dvoryankin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Daniel Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Andrey Dvoryankin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Efraín Zercalde proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save LIRA ELBLĄG SSA from getting a goal against them. Efraín Zercalde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Rossi in the 13th minute of the match. Paolo Rossi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Wasyl Sokol kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Arsenal F.C.'s Andrey Dvoryankin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Montenegro in the 23rd minute of play. 28 minutes into the game, Paolo Rossi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Efraín Zercalde. Paolo Rossi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Efraín Zercalde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniil Fomin in the 30th minute of play. Arsenal F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Artem Savin in the 31st minute. Artem Savin made a great header on Arsenal F.C.'s corner, it was just that LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Efraín Zercalde managed to reach the ball for a save. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Efraín Zercalde proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save LIRA ELBLĄG SSA from getting a goal against them. In the 38th minute, Traian Ignătoiu had to leave the field with a concussion. When Borys Puzio fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's protests and gave Borys Puzio a yellow card for diving instead. Borys Puzio kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's goalkeeper Efraín Zercalde had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paolo Rossi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniil Fomin in the 42nd minute of play forced LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's goalkeeper Efraín Zercalde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Arsenal F.C.'s Paolo Rossi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Segundo Abecia to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's goalkeeper Efraín Zercalde, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonard Kalemba got free with Andrey Dvoryankin in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Efraín Zercalde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paolo Rossi in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th match minute, LIRA ELBLĄG SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wasyl Sokol to maneuver through the defense. After 70 played minutes Arsenal F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Stanko Serdarević. In the 72nd minute of the match LIRA ELBLĄG SSA got a corner. Arsenal F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Damian Posadzki ran over to the corner to take the kick. 74 minutes into the match, LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Daniil Fomin came free, but Efraín Zercalde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonard Kalemba struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Andrey Dvoryankin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LIRA ELBLĄG SSA. Efraín Zercalde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislav Sharapov in the 79th minute of play. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Efraín Zercalde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislav Sharapov in the 81st minute of play. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Efraín Zercalde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniil Fomin in the 83rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniil Fomin in the 85th minute of play forced LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's goalkeeper Efraín Zercalde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the LIRA ELBLĄG SSA defense, Stanislav Sharapov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Efraín Zercalde. The LIRA ELBLĄG SSA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Efraín Zercalde should have stopped the shot. When Arsenal F.C.'s Stanislav Sharapov in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's goalie prevented a goal. After 93 minutes, Wasyl Sokol mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LIRA ELBLĄG SSA and the Arsenal F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to LIRA ELBLĄG SSA getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Wasyl Sokol hit a great ball. Arsenal F.C.'s Daniil Fomin got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.