U23 World League

La chacra
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) Nikolay Kosunov made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 12th minute Arnoldo Totakoxe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Gavrilenkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When STORM's Valentin Vorobiev in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CAI NEUQUEN's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, STORM's Irakliy Drashkovskiy got a free kick in the 14th minute. Serafin Lalla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikolay Kosunov in the 17th minute of the match. After 18 played minutes CAI NEUQUEN got a freekick which was hit by Jimeno Iban. Gaston Pinto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Ruslan Gavrilenkov made a huge save. In the 23rd minute, Arnoldo Totakoxe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, STORM's Ruslan Gavrilenkov got control of the ball when Bernardo Cristofor tried to sneak it across the goal line. Serafin Lalla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikolay Ananichev in the 32nd minute of play. Nikolay Kosunov scored 0-1 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Serafin Lalla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. STORM made a substitution. Matvey Mikhailov replaced Valentin Vorobiev. Serafin Lalla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksandr Schukin in the 47th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arnoldo Totakoxe made a kick off. In the 50th match minute, STORM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yaroslav Gurevich to maneuver through the defense. In the 51st minute Bernardo Cristofor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Gavrilenkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of CAI NEUQUEN booed when STORM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Veniamin Vorobiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. 54 minutes into the match, CAI NEUQUEN's goalkeeper Serafin Lalla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nikolay Ananichev. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind CAI NEUQUEN's goalkeeper Serafin Lalla, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Serafin Lalla made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Vitaliy Koirovich sent off a good shot on target. Yaroslav Komarov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Serafin Lalla made a huge save. Serafin Lalla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitaliy Koirovich, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Matvey Mikhailov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Serafin Lalla made a huge save. After some careless play in the CAI NEUQUEN defense, Vitaliy Koirovich kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Serafin Lalla. The CAI NEUQUEN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Serafin Lalla should have stopped the shot. Aleksandr Schukin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Serafin Lalla came out and tried to block the shot, but Aleksandr Schukin slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 70th minute. In the 73rd minute, Arnoldo Totakoxe made a precise shot to the right of Ruslan Gavrilenkov. STORM's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Serafin Lalla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitaliy Koirovich in the 82nd minute of play. Vitaliy Koirovich's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 83rdth minute, Serafin Lalla skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. STORM made a substitution. Varlam Baburin replaced Aleksandr Schukin. In the 88th match minute, STORM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Veniamin Vorobiev to maneuver through the defense. When Veniamin Vorobiev fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored STORM's protests and gave Veniamin Vorobiev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 93rd match minute, STORM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Veniamin Vorobiev to maneuver through the defense. Nikolay Ananichev's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Serafin Lalla firmly grabbed it by the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vitaliy Koirovich in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Serafin Lalla prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match was over STORM could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than CAI NEUQUEN throughout the match.