U18 World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7569 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) The supporters of CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 booed when STORM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafim Babkin didn't get a good kick on the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Evgeniy Anikushin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomás Arixo. CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Evgeniy Anikushin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's Tomás Arixo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksandr Kovanov in the 16th minute of play. Tomás Arixo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Semen Lobanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute of the match STORM got a corner. CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lev Dmitrenko ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 28th minute, Serafim Babkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rasul Odintsov hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Aleksandr Kovanov scored 0-2 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tomás Arixo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 38 minutes into the game, Artur Kulebyakin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. STORM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 the free kick. In the 38th minute, Artur Kulebyakin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 44 minutes, Aleksandr Kovanov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. STORM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aleksandr Kovanov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Evgeniy Anikushin 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Evgeniy Anikushin in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tomás Arixo saved CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 from getting behind.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aleksandr Kovanov to make the kick off. Paulo Peruanton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Semen Lobanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksandr Kovanov in the 62nd minute of play forced CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's goalkeeper Tomás Arixo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Filomeno Remir hit a great ball. STORM's Lev Dmitrenko got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to STORM getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Matvey Berezhnoy hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Serafim Babkin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomás Arixo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Severino Jesco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Konstantin Kuznetsov having to make a save. A collision led to STORM getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Rasul Odintsov hit a great ball. In the 77th match minute, CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Severino Jesco to maneuver through the defense. Serafim Babkin hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's Andres Kismi broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Paulo Peruanton hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Evgeniy Anikushin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Tomás Arixo made a huge save. The supporters of CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 booed when STORM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Semen Lobanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Konstantin Kuznetsov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severino Jesco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Aleksandr Kovanov managed to get in a good position for a shot. STORM's supporters rose to their feet, but Aleksandr Kovanov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomás Arixo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. STORM's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.