U21 World League

Petrovskiy Park
Spectators: 8057 (Terracing: 6044, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Duta Setiawan started the match with the kick off. Marcelo Gröhe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ilya Kabanov's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute Dynamite were awarded a corner. Aleksandr Chupakov went to the cornerflag to take it. Marcelo Gröhe was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pavel Lasunin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s goal looked a bit too open when Aleksandr Chupakov came free, but Marcelo Gröhe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the last second Marcelo Gröhe throw himself and got hold of the ball when Aleksandr Chupakov in the 14thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Pavel Lasunin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Marcelo Gröhe made a huge save. Germán Cano's late challenge caught a Dynamite's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Germán Cano helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Germán Cano hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Dynamite's Marcelo Gröhe threw himself towards the right post 21 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Aleksandr Chupakov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ made a substitution. Albert Teige replaced Zé Paulo Brasil. The supporters of CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ booed when Dynamite was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavel Lasunin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ booed when Dynamite was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egor Knyshev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute, Dynamite's Ilya Kabanov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marcelo Gröhe. Marcelo Gröhe yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. Igor Sklyarov's late challenge caught a CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Igor Sklyarov helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Dynamite's Igor Sklyarov got a free kick in the 44th minute. 47 minutes into the game, Dynamite's Pavel Lasunin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcelo Gröhe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aleksandr Chupakov was the one to do the kick off. Germán Cano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernest Demyanov having to interfere. Marcelo Gröhe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandr Bussel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emílio Ceresso hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute Pavel Lasunin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Gröhe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Duta Setiawan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ made a substitution. Cesare Maldini replaced Jaime Lucas. Germán Cano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernest Demyanov having to interfere. When Emílio Ceresso came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ 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 Emílio Ceresso couldn't finish the play. Marcelo Gröhe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksandr Chupakov in the 75th minute of play. After 89 minutes, Cesare Maldini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ and the Dynamite players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 90 played minutes CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ got a freekick which was hit by Cesare Maldini. In the 90th minute of the match Aleksandr Chupakov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcelo Gröhe showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 94th minute, Cesare Maldini 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksandr Bussel in the 95th minute of play forced CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 97th match minute, Dynamite was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilya Kabanov to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Dynamite had won after a very even match.