U23 World League

Estadio Pucholandia
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Song Yao Jie took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Song Yao Jie's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marciano Blanco was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Symon Glushko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marciano Blanco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Symon Glushko took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marciano Blanco. Marciano Blanco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Song Yao Jie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Marciano Blanco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomás Checa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Valeriy Smalko made a huge save. Valeriy Smalko made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Tomás Checa sent off a good shot on target. When FC Kolos's Symon Glushko in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Deportivo Pucho's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Pucho's zone, Song Yao Jie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marciano Blanco came out of the goal and Song Yao Jie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eustacio Quinten hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Song Yao Jie in the 22nd minute of play forced Deportivo Pucho's goalkeeper Marciano Blanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The FC Kolos fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when FC Kolos's Song Yao Jie looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With an all-out effort, Deportivo Pucho's Valeriy Smalko threw himself towards the right post 26 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Desiderio Ermengol, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 28th minute Desiderio Ermengol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valeriy Smalko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th match minute, FC Kolos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dmytro Kulakovskyi to maneuver through the defense. Symon Glushko struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Marciano Blanco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Kolos. Deportivo Pucho's Marciano Blanco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Symon Glushko in the 42nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Deportivo Pucho defense, Symon Glushko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marciano Blanco. The Deportivo Pucho fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marciano Blanco should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomás Checa was the one to do the kick off. Symon Glushko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Symon Glushko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Marciano Blanco made a huge save. After 56 minutes Deportivo Pucho's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Symon Udych who took care of the corner kick. In the 69th minute, Jaime Tallia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Kolos's Symon Udych got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 71 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pucho's goalkeeper Marciano Blanco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Symon Glushko. After 73 minutes Deportivo Pucho's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Symon Udych who took care of the corner kick. When Deportivo Pucho's Desiderio Ermengol in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Kolos's goalie prevented a goal. Marciano Blanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Symon Glushko, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Rogelio Cordarrel kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Symon Glushko who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Marciano Blanco when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Marciano Blanco was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Symon Glushko capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Symon Glushko really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. In the 93rd minute, Rogelio Cordarrel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marciano Blanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Symon Glushko in the 96th minute of the match. When the match was over FC Kolos could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Deportivo Pucho throughout the match.