U18 World League

Kolomna Arena
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Unica FC's Arseniy Kartashevskiy started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Nikolay Sergeev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mathias Pitta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boris Kulagin, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 8th minute David Souto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Rossohin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mathias Pitta was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Boris Kulagin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Boris Kulagin really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arseniy Kartashevskiy in the 13th minute of play forced Bizard FC's goalkeeper Mathias Pitta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikolay Sergeev hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute of the match Paulo Renato de Queiroz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artem Rossohin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Mathias Pitta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arseniy Kartashevskiy in the 19th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the game, David Souto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bizard FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Unica FC the free kick. David Souto kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 24thth minute of the game Régis Cosme who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Unica FC's Artem Rossohin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mathias Pitta made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Arseniy Kartashevskiy sent off a good shot on target. Mathias Pitta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikolay Sergeev in the 27th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Bizard FC's Régis Cosme got a free kick in the 30th minute. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Arseniy Kartashevskiy took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Mathias Pitta to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikolay Sergeev in the 38th minute of play forced Bizard FC's goalkeeper Mathias Pitta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Bizard FC booed when Unica FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boris Kulagin didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. David Souto was the one to do the kick off. When David Souto came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Bizard FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that David Souto couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Unica FC's Boris Kulagin got a free kick in the 59th minute. After 61 played minutes Unica FC got a freekick which was hit by Arseniy Kartashevskiy. David Souto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Artem Rossohin made a huge save. In the 69th minute, Nikolay Sergeev got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 72 minutes into the match, Nikolay Sergeev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mathias Pitta. Bizard FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nikolay Sergeev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Boris Kulagin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Mathias Pitta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 78 played minutes Bizard FC got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Renato de Queiroz. In the 78th match minute, Bizard FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermínio Freire to maneuver through the defense. Mathias Pitta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arseniy Kartashevskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, Unica FC's goalkeeper Artem Rossohin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Souto. Bizard FC's Mathias Pitta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boris Kulagin in the 91st minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Unica FC fully deserved thier win.