U23 World League

Estadio Gaviotas
Spectators: 7596 (Terracing: 5698, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) Nikolay Kosunov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Lino Elivareo fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gaviotas FC's protests and gave Lino Elivareo a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Gaviotas FC's Lino Elivareo got a free kick in the 4th minute. Nikolay Ananichev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Nikolay Kosunov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gaviotas FC's Gavino Luke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolay Kosunov in the 21st minute of play. Gavino Luke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolay Ananichev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gavino Luke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikolay Kosunov in the 24th minute of the match. After 25 minutes Gaviotas FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nikolay Kosunov who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Nikolay Kosunov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gavino Luke quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Gavino Luke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikolay Kosunov in the 32nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikolay Kosunov in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gavino Luke prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Irakliy Drashkovskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ildefonso Ortle to make the kick off. Nikolay Ananichev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavino Luke having to interfere. In the 54th minute, Irakliy Drashkovskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gavino Luke stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vitaliy Koirovich's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Nikolay Ananichev hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Gaviotas FC's Damian Rufo was substituted for Fabricio Jakobe. Nikolay Ananichev kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Gaviotas FC's Rodolfo Ursino was substituted for Godfredo Quinteros. Gaviotas FC made a substitution. Santiago Oliverio replaced Anastasio Arce. In the 64th minute, Godfredo Quinteros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vitaliy Koirovich who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 68thth minute tested the skills of Gavino Luke when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Vitaliy Koirovich in the 70thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gavino Luke, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to STORM getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Nikolay Ananichev hit a great ball. Rodolfo Ursino kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Vitaliy Koirovich's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 76thth minute, Gavino Luke skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. STORM made a substitution. Varlam Baburin replaced Aleksandr Schukin. 80 minutes into the match, Nikolay Ananichev notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Gaviotas FC's Gavino Luke. Gavino Luke was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vitaliy Koirovich in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gavino Luke prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gaviotas FC's Gavino Luke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Gaviotas FC from getting a goal against them. Nikolay Ananichev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 97 minutes, Vitaliy Koirovich managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. STORM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vitaliy Koirovich was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.