U23 World League

Krasnodar
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arseniy Chesnokov started the match with the kick off. Jeremias Bitxintxo made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Grigoriy Kupryashkin sent off a good shot on target. Yuriy Bykov hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the match, Sportivo Mela Banco's goal looked a bit too open when Pahom Landyshev came free, but Jeremias Bitxintxo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th match minute, Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matvey Matveev to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Mela Banco's Aureliano Romano got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After 26 played minutes Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я got a freekick which was hit by Aleksandr Simonov. When Tadeo Florin came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Sportivo Mela Banco 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 Tadeo Florin couldn't finish the play. In the 29th minute Simon Isusko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrey Anisimov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Grigoriy Kupryashkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Sportivo Mela Banco's Jeremias Bitxintxo got control of the ball when Arseniy Chesnokov tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 38th minute Pahom Landyshev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Bitxintxo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Simon Isusko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrey Anisimov having to interfere. 44 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Lain was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sportivo Mela Banco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я the free kick. Rodolfo Lain kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After 45 played minutes Pahom Landyshev rounded Sportivo Mela Banco's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tadeo Florin to strike the kick off in the second half. Tadeo Florin's late challenge caught a Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tadeo Florin helped the player get up and apologised. After 53 played minutes Sportivo Mela Banco got a freekick which was hit by Tadeo Florin. The supporters of Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я booed when Sportivo Mela Banco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simon Isusko didn't get a good kick on the ball. 74 minutes into the game, Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's Pahom Landyshev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jeremias Bitxintxo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Pahom Landyshev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Jeremias Bitxintxo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st match minute, Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arseniy Chesnokov to maneuver through the defense. Domingo Torres kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After 84 minutes, Fausto Eguzki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sportivo Mela Banco and the Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Arseniy Chesnokov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's supporters rose to their feet, but Arseniy Chesnokov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jeremias Bitxintxo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 89 minutes into the match, Sportivo Mela Banco's goal looked a bit too open when Pahom Landyshev came free, but Jeremias Bitxintxo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's goal looked a bit too open when Simon Isusko came free, but Andrey Anisimov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Fausto Eguzki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrey Anisimov was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я had won after a very even match.