U23 World League

The Duck Pen
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arseniy Chesnokov kicked off to start the match. Real Death Ducks's Ronan Marler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fedor Ganushkin in the 2nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fedor Ganushkin in the 5th minute of play forced Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Ronan Marler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronan Marler came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's Fedor Ganushkin. But to his dismay, Fedor Ganushkin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Grigoriy Kupryashkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grigoriy Kupryashkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronan Marler having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Real Death Ducks's zone, Fedor Ganushkin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ronan Marler came out of the goal and Fedor Ganushkin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ronan Marler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fedor Ganushkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arseniy Chesnokov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ronan Marler having to make a save. Lawrence Banks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute, Pahom Landyshev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ronan Marler was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Pahom Landyshev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Ronan Marler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Fedor Ganushkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Lawrence Banks made the kick off in the second half. Matvey Matveev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 53 minutes into the match, Arseniy Chesnokov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ronan Marler. Real Death Ducks's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arseniy Chesnokov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 0-4 became the score in the 57th minute when Arseniy Chesnokov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The supporters of Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я booed when Real Death Ducks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darius Astridge didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute, Darius Astridge hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jermaine Brearley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 75 minutes, Jermaine Brearley managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Death Ducks's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jermaine Brearley was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 77 minutes, Simon Myers mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Death Ducks and the Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 77th match minute, Real Death Ducks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Myers to maneuver through the defense. Arseniy Chesnokov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Real Death Ducks booed when Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. German Sartakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute of the match Isaac Harrison sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Andrey Anisimov skillfully saved the ball. Ronan Marler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pahom Landyshev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronan Marler made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Arseniy Chesnokov sent off a good shot on target. Through an outstanding action, after 88 minutes, Ronan Marler successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 89th minute, Grigoriy Kupryashkin 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. Real Death Ducks's Ronan Marler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pahom Landyshev in the 91st minute of play. Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.