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Match Report
STORM
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kristopher Le Saux made the kick off which started today's match. 2 minutes into the game, Rostislav Averchenko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. STORM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yala the free kick. Rostislav Averchenko hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the STORM defense, Arnaud Konieczny kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antonio Sengrat. The STORM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antonio Sengrat should have stopped the shot. Antonio Sengrat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aytunç Buminhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by STORM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marcial Lore was slow to take the kick. During this time Yala's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, Yala's Marcial Lore got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute, Grigoriy Agapov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zeledon Curcio. The goal made the score 1-2. Kristopher Le Saux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kristopher Le Saux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, STORM's Kirill Gerasimchuk got a free kick in the 30th minute. With a little luck, Yala's Zeledon Curcio got control of the ball when Denis Lavrentev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roman Bolshakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Zeledon Curcio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kristopher Le Saux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. STORM made a substitution. Maksim Khomukha replaced Leonid Sokolov. After the first half Yala were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Denis Lavrentev made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Lavrentev in the 54th minute of play forced Yala's goalkeeper Zeledon Curcio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Yala's Arnaud Konieczny sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Antonio Sengrat narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zeledon Curcio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Lavrentev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th match minute, Yala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaud Konieczny to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, STORM's Antonio Sengrat got control of the ball when Kristopher Le Saux tried to sneak it across the goal line. Antonio Sengrat was a little too slow when Kristopher Le Saux got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 2-4. Grigoriy Agapov struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Zeledon Curcio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for STORM. In the 66th minute of the match, Kristopher Le Saux tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Antonio Sengrat saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Yala's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcial Lore in the 67th minute. After taking down the ball on Yala's corner Aytunç Buminhan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Antonio Sengrat quite easily take care of the ball. Zeledon Curcio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Lavrentev in the 71st minute of play. If Grigoriy Agapov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antonio Sengrat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristopher Le Saux, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Denis Lavrentev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zeledon Curcio. Yala's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Denis Lavrentev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. Yala's Zeledon Curcio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigoriy Agapov in the 82nd minute of play. A collision led to Yala getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Anton Best hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Arnaud Konieczny could shoot a difficult shot in the 86th minute, which Antonio Sengrat however easily saved by the left post. 86 minutes into the game, Arnaud Konieczny was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave STORM the free kick. After a rather tough play, Yala's Arnaud Konieczny got a free kick in the 87th minute. Yala's Zeledon Curcio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Lavrentev in the 95th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Yala's Kristopher Le Saux got a free kick in the 96th minute. The STORM manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Yala to win.
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