U18 World League

Olímpico Maracay
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Matvey Berezhnoy got the match started through his kick off. Boni Arregui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matvey Berezhnoy in the 4th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yakov Tsymbalar during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 5 played minutes STORM got a freekick which was hit by Yakov Tsymbalar. Boni Arregui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Homutov, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Semen Lobanov took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Boni Arregui. Boni Arregui 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matvey Berezhnoy in the 16th minute of play forced Atletico Aragua FC's goalkeeper Boni Arregui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blas Terres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konstantin Kuznetsov having to interfere. Konstantin Kuznetsov was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Blas Terres capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Blas Terres really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After some careless play in the Atletico Aragua FC defense, Matvey Berezhnoy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Boni Arregui. The Atletico Aragua FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Boni Arregui should have stopped the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 34 minutes, Konstantin Kuznetsov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to STORM getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Lev Dmitrenko hit a great ball. In the 40th minute Lev Dmitrenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boni Arregui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, STORM's goalkeeper Konstantin Kuznetsov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Remigio Cerezo. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Semen Lobanov during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Semen Lobanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Konstantin Kuznetsov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blas Terres in the 46th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Blas Terres to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Lev Dulkevich fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Boni Arregui, passed just outside the right post. A collision led to Atletico Aragua FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Benja Belmonte hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Blas Terres in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Konstantin Kuznetsov saved STORM from getting behind. Lev Dmitrenko kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Blas Terres ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Konstantin Kuznetsov was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. 71 minutes into the match, Atletico Aragua FC's goal looked a bit too open when Matvey Berezhnoy came free, but Boni Arregui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 73 minutes into the game, STORM's Semen Lobanov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Boni Arregui made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. 87 minutes into the match, Atletico Aragua FC's goal looked a bit too open when Matvey Berezhnoy came free, but Boni Arregui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Konstantin Kuznetsov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blas Terres, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Atletico Aragua FC were furious when Bernad Tehas was red carded, 94 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The supporters of STORM booed when Atletico Aragua FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernad Tehas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Serafim Babkin struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Boni Arregui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for STORM. Despite being the better team, STORM failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.