World League

Estadio Floresta
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) When STORM's Denis Lavrentev in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Anga FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 4 minutes Anga FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sergey Blynskih who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Andrey Sokolenko almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Anga FC's Basilio Cordario did a great save. Basilio Cordario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigoriy Agapov in the 16th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Denis Lavrentev put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Basilio Cordario. Saverio Kauldi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Nikolay Kovalev made a huge save. Basilio Cordario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Lavrentev in the 23rd minute of the match. Saverio Kauldi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikolay Kovalev having to interfere. Basilio Cordario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Bolshakov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Saverio Kauldi fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Anga FC's protests and gave Saverio Kauldi a yellow card for diving instead. Saverio Kauldi hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Nikolay Kovalev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Saverio Kauldi in the 41st minute. After 43 played minutes STORM got a freekick which was hit by Sergey Blynskih. Prudencio Mónos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Anga FC made a substitution. Goel Mahal replaced Saverio Kauldi. STORM's Maksim Khomukha was substituted for Leonid Sokolov. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Goel Mahal to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Goel Mahal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Kovalev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Andrey Buznikin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anga FC made a substitution. Côme Berga replaced Julio Mingo. Andrey Buznikin hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Basilio Cordario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Bolshakov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikolay Kovalev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Erramun, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Goel Mahal in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikolay Kovalev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Bolshakov in the 81st minute of play forced Anga FC's goalkeeper Basilio Cordario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88thth minute of the game Goel Mahal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but STORM's Nikolay Kovalev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 90th minute, Andrey Buznikin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 92 minutes, Xines Ruidiaz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Anga FC and the STORM players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nikolay Kovalev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Côme Berga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anga FC's Nunez Fraco was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nikolay Kovalev in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched STORM eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.