U21 World League

Vladikavkaz
Spectators: 7972 (Terracing: 5980, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ruslan Hohryakov kicked off to start the match. Artem Melnikov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Adrian Gilesindo made a huge save. Antonio Etxahun hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Ruslan Hohryakov scored 1-0 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adrian Gilesindo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Arsenal F.C. booed when Anjullan AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victoriano Quiroga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Viktor Bityagovskiy was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 13th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Borja in the 18th minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Valentin Alekseenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Viktor Bityagovskiy made in the 19th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Grigoriy Doronkin however managed to control. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Borja in the 28th minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Valentin Alekseenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruslan Hohryakov had several of the Anjullan AFC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 34 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Adrian Gilesindo as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 42nd match minute, Anjullan AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Etxahun to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Antonio Etxahun made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Nikolay Usachev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arsenal F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Nikolay Usachev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adrian Gilesindo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Arsenal F.C.'s Valentin Alekseenko got control of the ball when Miguel Borja tried to sneak it across the goal line. 56 minutes into the game, Viktor Bityagovskiy threw the ball into play from the sideline. Anjullan AFC's Rolando Rodriguez quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Miguel Borja might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Valentin Alekseenko. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Miguel Borja ran back to his position shaking his head. Valentin Alekseenko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Borja in the 57th minute. Miguel Borja blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valentin Alekseenko having to make a save. 59 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Valentin Alekseenko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miguel Borja. Adrian Gilesindo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artem Melnikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute Miguel Borja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentin Alekseenko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anjullan AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gonzalo Lalla in the 64th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Viktor Bityagovskiy during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Anjullan AFC booed when Arsenal F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viktor Bityagovskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anjullan AFC made a substitution. Andres Goiz replaced Siro Castulo. Anjullan AFC's Angel Quintan was substituted for Victoriano Quiroga. After 80 played minutes Anjullan AFC got a freekick which was hit by Gonzalo Lalla. Adrian Gilesindo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artem Melnikov, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Adrian Gilesindo came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Arsenal F.C.'s Ruslan Hohryakov. But to his dismay, Ruslan Hohryakov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Arsenal F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while Anjullan AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.