World League

Krasnodar
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erubiel Sarracino took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Erubiel Sarracino came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я 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 Erubiel Sarracino couldn't finish the play. After 5 minutes of play, Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's Erubiel Sarracino made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chiquito Martinez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Venko Notev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albano Bertol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Independiente's zone, Erubiel Sarracino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chiquito Martinez came out of the goal and Erubiel Sarracino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 19th minute Flavio Laurgain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venko Notev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erubiel Sarracino got free with Chiquito Martinez in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Erubiel Sarracino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Chiquito Martinez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я were awarded a corner. Hortêncio Moura went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Artem Zakharov managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Venko Notev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjy Benton in the 32nd minute of play. Chiquito Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erubiel Sarracino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venko Notev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anastasio Iraitz went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я made a substitution. Emilio Ravenna replaced Eugeniusz Pyrtek. Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я made a substitution. Patryk Popowicz replaced Nikolay Kazyutinskiy. Independiente's Chiquito Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erubiel Sarracino in the 43rd minute of play. Gonzalo Pacifico kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After having played for 47 minutes, Erubiel Sarracino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erubiel Sarracino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benjy Benton was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я booed when Independiente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonzalo Pacifico didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chiquito Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erubiel Sarracino in the 58th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavio Laurgain got free with Venko Notev in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Chiquito Martinez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erubiel Sarracino in the 66th minute of play. Erubiel Sarracino scored 2-1 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Chiquito Martinez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Independiente's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hortêncio Moura was slow to take the kick. During this time Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's players had a chance to rest. Erubiel Sarracino struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Chiquito Martinez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.