U21 World League

BİSHKEK ARENA
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alexis Back got the match started through his kick off. Alexis Back struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Stanislav Kaiturov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SILMONT. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charles-Henri Renaudin in the 9th minute of play forced Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Stanislav Kaiturov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denis Ispovednikov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Marlene Dietrich made a huge save. Rayan Marx charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rayan Marx the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. SILMONT's Marlene Dietrich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikhail Guschin in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th match minute, SILMONT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurent Rouille to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute Joffrey Noyelle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stanislav Kaiturov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, SILMONT's Marlene Dietrich got control of the ball when Denis Ispovednikov tried to sneak it across the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, Charles-Henri Renaudin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SILMONT's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galatasaray SK the free kick. In the 22nd match minute, SILMONT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charles-Henri Renaudin to maneuver through the defense. Marlene Dietrich was a little too slow when Mikhail Guschin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 23rd minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 27th minute, Mikhail Guschin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marlene Dietrich. The goal made the score 2-0. After having played for 34 minutes, Mikhail Guschin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galatasaray SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mikhail Guschin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mikhail Guschin hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Fedor Litovchenko made in the 47th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Boris Ayupov however managed to control. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Denis Ispovednikov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Daryl Riva dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Stanislav Kaiturov, 2-1. A collision led to Galatasaray SK getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Fedor Litovchenko hit a great ball. SILMONT's Alexis Back got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 63rd match minute, SILMONT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rayan Marx to maneuver through the defense. SILMONT's Marlene Dietrich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danila Melnikov in the 66th minute of play. After 67 minutes of play SILMONT's Charles-Henri Renaudin was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Charles-Henri Renaudin hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexis Back in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stanislav Kaiturov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Galatasaray SK's Pavel Fomichev got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Alexis Back sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute, Just Albinet got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Alexis Back kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Stanislav Kaiturov. That made the score 2-2 in the 82 minute of play. Stanislav Kaiturov made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Alexis Back sent off a good shot on target. Alexis Back received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Stanislav Kaiturov came out and tried to block the shot, but Alexis Back slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 89th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SILMONT eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.