U18 World League

JET-Arena
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kelvin Quinn took the kick off in the first half of the match. Pantaley Bekyarov struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Dane White didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for JET-M. Dane White made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pantaley Bekyarov in the 10th minute. If Tihomir Kuleliev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antonio Kashukeev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danny Avery in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danny Avery in the 22nd minute of play forced JET-M's goalkeeper Antonio Kashukeev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Pantaley Bekyarov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JET-M fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Antonio Kashukeev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Ball, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danny Avery in the 30th minute of play forced JET-M's goalkeeper Antonio Kashukeev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kelvin Quinn scored 1-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Antonio Kashukeev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 43rd minute Ronny Dines shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Kashukeev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tihomir Kuleliev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pantaley Bekyarov was the one to do the kick off. In the 63rd minute, Tod Summers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, JET-M's Haralampi Keremidchiyski tried to score from far away in the 64th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Dane White took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tihomir Kuleliev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th match minute, JET-M was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haralampi Keremidchiyski to maneuver through the defense. Haralampi Keremidchiyski kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Danny Avery sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 86 minutes into the match, JET-M's goalkeeper Antonio Kashukeev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Danny Avery. The crowd rose to their feet as Dylon Rundle kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Antonio Kashukeev. That made the score 2-2 in the 91 minute of play. After some careless play in the JET-M defense, Dylon Rundle kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antonio Kashukeev. The JET-M fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antonio Kashukeev should have stopped the shot.