U23 League

STORM
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valentin Vorobiev kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd match minute, STORM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksandr Schukin to maneuver through the defense. 7 minutes into the match, De Kasteelheren's goalkeeper Alfred Oevermans had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rostislav Zaitsev. In the 16th minute, Aleksandr Schukin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruslan Gavrilenkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remond Zijden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Remond Zijden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Ruslan Gavrilenkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruslan Gavrilenkov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nathan Wermans's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. A collision led to STORM getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Nikolay Kosunov hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nathan Wermans in the 30th minute of play forced STORM's goalkeeper Ruslan Gavrilenkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, STORM's goal looked a bit too open when Remond Zijden came free, but Ruslan Gavrilenkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nathan Wermans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruslan Gavrilenkov having to interfere. With 38 minutes on the clock, Veniamin Vorobiev commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. STORM's Vitaliy Koirovich was substituted for Valentin Vorobiev. In the 41st minute, Henk Hoebe made a precise shot to the right of Ruslan Gavrilenkov. STORM's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Alfred Oevermans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikolay Kosunov in the 45th minute of play.

Ruslan Gavrilenkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remond Zijden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Nathan Wermans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Leonid Alferov sped through De Kasteelheren's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alfred Oevermans. After a rather tough play, STORM's Aleksey Klinkovskiy got a free kick in the 61st minute. STORM made a substitution. Matvey Mikhailov replaced Irakliy Drashkovskiy. A collision led to STORM getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Aleksey Klinkovskiy hit a great ball. 64 minutes into the match, De Kasteelheren's Remond Zijden sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ruslan Gavrilenkov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alfred Oevermans came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by STORM's Nikolay Kosunov. But to his dismay, Nikolay Kosunov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After a rather tough play, STORM's Rostislav Zaitsev got a free kick in the 69th minute. After 73 played minutes STORM got a freekick which was hit by Aleksey Klinkovskiy. Ruslan Gavrilenkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nathan Wermans, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 78th minute Remond Zijden 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 referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 82nd minute of the game. One of STORM:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of De Kasteelheren:s goal. In the 87th minute, Remond Zijden left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The De Kasteelheren fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. 97 minutes into the match, De Kasteelheren's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksandr Schukin came free, but Alfred Oevermans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.