U18 World League

BİSHKEK ARENA
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Efim Kryuchkov started the match with the kick off. Ramon Garcia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 4 minutes into the match, Galatasaray SK's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Ubarna came free, but Nikolay Bakhvalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikolay Bakhvalov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Maria in the 6th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Ubarna in the 10th minute of play forced Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Nikolay Bakhvalov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Galatasaray SK's Nikolay Bakhvalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Ubarna in the 14th minute of play. Raimundo Ubarna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikolay Bakhvalov having to interfere. Raimundo Ubarna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Raimundo Ubarna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Silver Play 2's supporters rose to their feet, but Raimundo Ubarna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikolay Bakhvalov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ramon Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikolay Bakhvalov having to interfere. Nikolay Bakhvalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Ubarna in the 25th minute of play. After 25 minutes, Veniamin Shiryaev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Galatasaray SK and the Silver Play 2 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 25 played minutes Galatasaray SK got a freekick which was hit by Veniamin Shiryaev. In the 27th minute of the match Leandro Azeari shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nikolay Bakhvalov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ramon Garcia 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. 36 minutes into the match, Galatasaray SK's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Veronica came free, but Nikolay Bakhvalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikolay Bakhvalov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Veronica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Konstantin Kolobov hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Galatasaray SK's Nikolay Bakhvalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Ubarna in the 44th minute of play. After having played for 48 minutes, Konstantin Kolobov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galatasaray SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Konstantin Kolobov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

After 55 played minutes Silver Play 2 got a freekick which was hit by Ramon Garcia. In the 59thth minute of the game Ramon Garcia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Galatasaray SK's Nikolay Bakhvalov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nikolay Bakhvalov was out of position in the 65 minute of play, and Raimundo Ubarna capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Raimundo Ubarna really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. The Silver Play 2 fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when Silver Play 2's Moises Maria looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 74 minutes into the match, Silver Play 2's Ramon Garcia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nikolay Bakhvalov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nikolay Bakhvalov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Moises Maria in the 75th minute. Vladimir Sinyavin charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vladimir Sinyavin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vladimir Sinyavin hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 79 minutes into the match, Raimundo Ubarna notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Galatasaray SK's Nikolay Bakhvalov. Nikolay Bakhvalov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Moises Maria struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Nikolay Bakhvalov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Silver Play 2. Ramon Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Galatasaray SK's Nikolay Bakhvalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Ubarna in the 89th minute of play.