U21 World League

Vladikavkaz
Spectators: 8003 (Terracing: 6004, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eloy Sidro made the kick off which started today's match. Konstantin Naumov kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Real Ayuntamiento CF's Salvador Endura nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valentin Alekseenko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Valentin Alekseenko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Endura, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Vicente Berto was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Mark Proskurin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mark Proskurin really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Valentin Alekseenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lázaro Gurutz in the 14th minute of play. Vicente Berto made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Yakov Romanov sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Endura in the 20th minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Valentin Alekseenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artem Melnikov in the 22nd minute of play forced Real Ayuntamiento CF's goalkeeper Vicente Berto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute Christian Errando 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. In the 25th minute, Mark Proskurin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valentin Alekseenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Errando in the 27th minute of play. If Mark Proskurin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Artem Melnikov got free with Vicente Berto in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nikolay Usachev hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the game, one of Real Ayuntamiento CF:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 45th match minute, Real Ayuntamiento CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilfredo Dominix to maneuver through the defense. Valentin Alekseenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvador Endura in the 47th minute of play.

The referee felt a red card was in order, 51 minutes into the game, when Erik Thorvaldsson put in a rough tackle. In the 51st minute, Erik Thorvaldsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Yakov Romanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Salvador Endura's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valentin Alekseenko was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. In the 62nd minute Mark Proskurin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Berto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Noe in the 63rd minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Valentin Alekseenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Arsenal F.C.'s Artem Melnikov got a free kick in the 65th minute. 68 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 Eloy Sidro. Valentin Alekseenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eloy Sidro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute, Salvador Endura left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Ayuntamiento CF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Yakov Romanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vicente Berto having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Errando in the 82nd minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Valentin Alekseenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Christian Errando took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Valentin Alekseenko to make any attempt to save it. In the 89thth minute of the game Mark Proskurin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Ayuntamiento CF's Vicente Berto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Romeo Noe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Alekseenko having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Real Ayuntamiento CF eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.