U21 World League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 8602 (Terracing: 6453, Seating: 1978, VIP seats: 171) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gennadiy Trubkin took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 played minutes Arsenal F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Grigoriy Doronkin. 10 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Matías Suárez came free, but Andrey Kolybin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute of the match, Corneliu Stănoiu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Andrey Kolybin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Matías Suárez hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute of the match Viktor Bityagovskiy sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tomas Panpili skillfully saved the ball. After 18 played minutes BlueLionesse got a freekick which was hit by Marlon Brando. 19 minutes into the match, Gennadiy Trubkin notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of BlueLionesse's Tomas Panpili. Tomas Panpili was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Matías Suárez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Andrey Kolybin made a huge save. Andrey Kolybin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isac Begal in the 27th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Arsenal F.C.'s Viktor Bityagovskiy got a free kick in the 28th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Corneliu Stănoiu got free with Andrey Kolybin in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Grigoriy Doronkin kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Viktor Gryazin kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Isac Begal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andrey Kolybin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. With a little luck, Arsenal F.C.'s Andrey Kolybin got control of the ball when Corneliu Stănoiu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tomas Panpili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gennadiy Trubkin in the 40th minute of play. Lucas Torrea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Andrey Kolybin made a huge save. Gennadiy Trubkin kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. A hard shot by Gelu Măcrinici from long distance, 44 minutes into the match, got Andrey Kolybin's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Andrey Kolybin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isac Begal in the 45th minute of play. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matías Suárez to make the kick off. Andrey Kolybin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matías Suárez, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isac Begal in the 57th minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrey Kolybin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Arsenal F.C. getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Viktor Gryazin hit a great ball. Eliodor Durbacă's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andrey Kolybin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Corneliu Stănoiu in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andrey Kolybin saved Arsenal F.C. from getting behind. In the 65th match minute, Arsenal F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnold Gorshkov to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Traian Ursu in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Andrey Kolybin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 69 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Matías Suárez came free, but Andrey Kolybin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th match minute, BlueLionesse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marlon Brando to maneuver through the defense. After 87 played minutes Gennadiy Trubkin rounded BlueLionesse's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-2. Tomas Panpili was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Viktor Bityagovskiy.