U18 World League

STORM
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Matvey Berezhnoy kicked off to start the match. Adrian Selatse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 8th minute, one of STORM:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for STORM. The referee gave Club Dep. Union Madereros a penalty, 10 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Conrado Osorio, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of STORM's Konstantin Kuznetsov. 0-1. In the 12th match minute, Club Dep. Union Madereros was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernabe Suarez to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Rasul Odintsov in the 14th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Club Dep. Union Madereros's Gustavo Ihintza. Club Dep. Union Madereros's Conrado Osorio couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 16th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for STORM. 18 minutes into the match, Club Dep. Union Madereros's goalkeeper Efrain Abar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Artur Homutov. Efrain Abar came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by STORM's Matvey Berezhnoy. But to his dismay, Matvey Berezhnoy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After 28 minutes, Conrado Osorio made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. STORM's Konstantin Kuznetsov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Efrain Abar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Semen Lobanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Konstantin Kuznetsov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conrado Osorio, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. A collision led to STORM getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Lev Dmitrenko hit a great ball. Efrain Abar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matvey Berezhnoy in the 40th minute of the match. After 42 minutes, Artur Homutov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the STORM and the Club Dep. Union Madereros players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd match minute, STORM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Homutov to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Club Dep. Union Madereros were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Conrado Osorio to make the kick off. Efrain Abar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matvey Berezhnoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Efrain Abar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Semen Lobanov in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matvey Berezhnoy in the 57th minute of play forced Club Dep. Union Madereros's goalkeeper Efrain Abar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Club Dep. Union Madereros getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Gustavo Ihintza hit a great ball. Matvey Berezhnoy took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Efrain Abar. Efrain Abar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Club Dep. Union Madereros's Efrain Abar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matvey Berezhnoy in the 75th minute of play. A collision led to Club Dep. Union Madereros getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Maximino Endura hit a great ball. Semen Lobanov hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Conrado Osorio was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 81st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Adrian Selatse struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Konstantin Kuznetsov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Dep. Union Madereros. Semen Lobanov's late challenge caught a Club Dep. Union Madereros's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Semen Lobanov helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to STORM getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Semen Lobanov hit a great ball. Efrain Abar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lev Dmitrenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Konstantin Kuznetsov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximino Endura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Efrain Abar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artur Homutov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Club Dep. Union Madereros's Roman Florinio got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Efrain Abar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lev Dmitrenko in the 96th minute of play.