World League

Koigola
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Denis Lavrentev got the match started through his kick off. Antonin Dagorne recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 11 minutes into the match, STORM's goal looked a bit too open when Antonin Dagorne came free, but Nikolay Kovalev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kirill Gerasimchuk's late challenge caught a Herblay's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kirill Gerasimchuk helped the player get up and apologised. In the 12th match minute, STORM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kirill Gerasimchuk to maneuver through the defense. 13 minutes into the match, Herblay's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Lavrentev came free, but Ludomil Kajdasz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. STORM's Nikolay Kovalev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitri Bougault in the 18th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Denis Lavrentev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ludomil Kajdasz was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. 22 minutes into the game, Grigoriy Agapov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ludomil Kajdasz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the STORM defense, Antonin Dagorne kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nikolay Kovalev. The STORM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nikolay Kovalev should have stopped the shot. Sylvain Missonnier hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Sergey Blynskih from long distance, 28 minutes into the match, got Ludomil Kajdasz's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Holger Duusgaard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Nikolay Kovalev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kirill Gerasimchuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Ludomil Kajdasz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. STORM's Nikolay Kovalev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Léon Monnet in the 34th minute of play. Nikolay Kovalev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonin Dagorne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the STORM defense, Dimitri Bougault kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nikolay Kovalev. The STORM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nikolay Kovalev should have stopped the shot. Nikolay Kovalev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norbert Cadart in the 39th minute of the match. 44 minutes into the game, Herblay's Léon Monnet nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nikolay Kovalev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. STORM made a substitution. Rudolf Veryugin replaced Raimundo Librado. The STORM players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Herblay were winning 1-3.

STORM's Maksim Khomukha was substituted for Leonid Sokolov. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Léon Monnet to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, STORM's goalkeeper Nikolay Kovalev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Norbert Cadart. Antonin Dagorne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Nikolay Kovalev made a huge save. 56 minutes into the match, STORM's goalkeeper Nikolay Kovalev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sylvain Missonnier. After a rather tough play, STORM's Andrey Sokolenko got a free kick in the 57th minute. Andrey Sokolenko hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Antonin Dagorne put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Nikolay Kovalev. With his leg Nikolay Kovalev managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Herblay's Léon Monnet fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to STORM getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Rostislav Averchenko hit a great ball. Nikolay Kovalev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Léon Monnet in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute, Holger Duusgaard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 minutes into the match, Denis Lavrentev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ludomil Kajdasz. Herblay's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Denis Lavrentev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. STORM's Nikolay Kovalev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save STORM from getting a goal against them. Denis Lavrentev scored 3-5 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ludomil Kajdasz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, STORM's Nikolay Kovalev got control of the ball when Léon Monnet tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Herblay's Antonin Dagorne in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye STORM's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Holger Duusgaard during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Holger Duusgaard hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute, Holger Duusgaard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 92 minutes, Roman Bolshakov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. STORM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roman Bolshakov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. STORM's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Antonin Dagorne scored to the left of an out of position Nikolay Kovalev, making the score, 3-6.