U21 World League

Patissia Arena
Spectators: 8393 (Terracing: 6297, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 166) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Panait Marghescu got the match started through his kick off. After 4 minutes of play, Arsenal F.C.'s Arif Lyskov made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Codrin Beraru was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paralia Athens's Silviu Filimon managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Stepan Shalevich in the 6 minute of the game. Panait Marghescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Andrey Kolybin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Panait Marghescu got free with Andrey Kolybin in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Konstantin Naumov during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 10 played minutes Arsenal F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Konstantin Naumov. The supporters of Arsenal F.C. booed when Paralia Athens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pompiliu Barbăsură didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Grigoriy Doronkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gleb Lelchitskiy during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 17th match minute, Arsenal F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gleb Lelchitskiy to maneuver through the defense. Martin Arseni kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Codrin Beraru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gennadiy Trubkin in the 20th minute of the match. Panait Marghescu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Andrey Kolybin came out and tried to block the shot, but Panait Marghescu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 21st minute. Arif Lyskov kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Martin Arseni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Andrey Kolybin made a huge save. Codrin Beraru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigoriy Doronkin in the 29th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Arsenal F.C.'s Konstantin Naumov got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Andrey Kolybin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panait Marghescu in the 35th minute of play. Gennadiy Trubkin hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Artem Kolotushkin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Codrin Beraru was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Arsenal F.C. were furious when Stepan Shalevich was red carded, 44 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Arsenal F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 44th minute. Penalty! The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Artem Kolotushkin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Codrin Beraru made a huge save. After 54 played minutes Artem Kolotushkin shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Paralia Athens's Codrin Beraru to catch but Artem Kolotushkin was lucky. It became 1-2 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Panait Marghescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paralia Athens's supporters rose to their feet, but Panait Marghescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andrey Kolybin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Grigoriy Doronkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Codrin Beraru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paralia Athens were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after Arsenal F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Martin Arseni took the corner. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Panait Marghescu in the 66th 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. Codrin Beraru made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grigoriy Doronkin in the 70th minute. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrey Kolybin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Martin Arseni in the 75th 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. 76 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s Grigoriy Doronkin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Codrin Beraru narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martin Arseni in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andrey Kolybin saved Arsenal F.C. from getting behind. Andrey Kolybin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Arseni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Panait Marghescu 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 2-2. 87 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Panait Marghescu came free, but Andrey Kolybin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrey Kolybin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panait Marghescu in the 89th minute of play.