U21 World League

ALEXANDRIA ARENA
Spectators: 7960 (Terracing: 5971, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mădălin Răduț made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Arsenal F.C.'s Nikolay Usachev got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 9 minutes into the match, Mădălin Răduț had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valentin Alekseenko. Arsenal F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mădălin Răduț was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When Alonzo Alvarez fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arsenal F.C.'s protests and gave Alonzo Alvarez a yellow card for diving instead. Alonzo Alvarez kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Valentin Alekseenko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Raniolo, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 18 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 Mădălin Răduț. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nikolay Usachev during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 19th minute, Nikolay Usachev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Arsenal F.C.'s Mark Proskurin in 29 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Laurențiu Popescu guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Artem Melnikov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arsenal F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Artem Melnikov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Laurențiu Popescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alexandria Team08's Laurențiu Popescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Proskurin in the 31st minute of play. Arsenal F.C.'s Valentin Alekseenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mădălin Răduț in the 35th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Arsenal F.C.'s Nikolay Usachev got a free kick in the 37th minute. Valentin Alekseenko came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Alexandria Team08's Adriano Raniolo. But to his dismay, Adriano Raniolo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 45 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Raniolo came free, but Valentin Alekseenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mark Proskurin to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Artem Melnikov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arsenal F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alexandria Team08 the free kick. After 53 played minutes Arsenal F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Artem Melnikov. Arsenal F.C.'s Artem Melnikov got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mark Proskurin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Laurențiu Popescu came out and tried to block the shot, but Mark Proskurin slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 61st minute. In the 65th minute, Mădălin Răduț made a precise shot to the right of Valentin Alekseenko. Arsenal F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Alexandria Team08's Laurențiu Popescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artem Melnikov in the 68th minute of play. Yakov Romanov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Laurențiu Popescu made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Arsenal F.C.'s Viktor Bityagovskiy got a free kick in the 75th minute. When Mădălin Răduț fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alexandria Team08's protests and gave Mădălin Răduț a yellow card for diving instead. Laurențiu Popescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mark Proskurin in the 78th minute. After having played for 79 minutes, Yakov Romanov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Yakov Romanov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alexandria Team08's Laurențiu Popescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Proskurin in the 90th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Arsenal F.C.'s Konstantin Naumov got a free kick in the 94th minute. Valentin Alekseenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Raniolo in the 95th minute of the match. Alexandria Team08's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.