The Serbian White Eagles played a 1:1 (0:0) draw tonight with an extremely strong, technically sound and experienced FC Vorkuta team. The Eagles dropped the win literally in the last seconds of the game, shockingly and out of nowhere. It was a real championship game, with a lot of nice moves, technically excellent, but not very exciting except for the last moments of the game. All compliments to the guests for the game shown, but the Eagles were a shade better team with a lot more scoring chances.
Stadium: Centennial Weather: Ideal Attendance: 100 Referee: Marco Jaramillo
Goals: 1: 0 Jocić (74) 1: 1 Stephaniuk (90 + 3)
Yellow cards: Jocic, Pesic, Vukomanović, Bojic, Denis, Halchuk
MVP: Milos Ljubenović
Serbian White Eagles: Škarić, Kamberović (45.Bojić) Vukomanović, Marović (64.Velašević), Kusic, Pesic, Jocic, Nedeljkovic (62.Milidragović) Jovanović (62.Strunjaš) Svonja, Ljubenović (84.Jelić)
Head Coach: Uros Stamatović
Assistant Coach: Branislav Vukomanović
FC Vorkuta: Zarubin, Rudy, Pidvirnyi, Volchkov, Halchuk, Gostiev, Denis, Lakusta (62.Raskov), Shutov (90 ° corners. Solonynko), Kercheva (40.Stephaniuk), Haidarzhi
Coach: Krum Bibishikov
First half
8th minute-Corner for the guests, sent a strong ball to the second post Shutov is a little late
24th minute-After a free kick, the ball is deflected, and Ljubenović from the first kicks from about fifteen meters diagonally, into the opposite side of the goal, but the ball is on the way hits Pešić towards the undefended net.
25th minute – Jocić finds Ljubenović in front of the goal, who shoots from 6-7 meters, but the goalkeeper defends.
28th minute – Vukomanović makes an excellent cross from the left side, but Nedeljković, from an extremely favorable situation, shoots weakly with his head from ten meters.
31st minute-Dangerous attack by the visitors, the return ball was played, and luckily Škarić saves the shot from Kerch.
35th minute – Jovanović shoots weakly wide of the goal from a favorable opportunity.
Until the end of the half, there were no serious scoring opportunities.
Second half
The start of the second half brings a much more open and faster game.
46th minute – Rudyi makes an ideal cross, and o Shutov himself shoots weakly with his head from seven meters.
55th minute-Great opportunity for the Eagles. Jocić takes a corner into the penalty area, Pešić is the tallest there, who heads the shot, the defense is checked, but the post saves the guests.
55th minute-Counterattack of the visitors Solonynko was left alone in front of Škarić, he tries to lob him, but he does it poorly.
70th minute – Ljubenović works Vukomanović on the edge of the penalty area, a good shot, the goalkeeper saves.
73rd minute-Milidragović takes the ball in the center, goes alone on the right side, crosses to the edge of the penalty area, Bojić heads it to Jocić, who sends the ball into the opposite forks with a masterful half-lob 1:0!
75th minute – Free kick for the guests from 24 meters after an unnecessary foul. Gostiev makes a great shot, the ball narrowly misses the near post.
81st minute – Chance of the match. Vukomanović wins a duel against two players on the left touchline, steals their lot, crosses brilliantly into the box, Kušić grabs the ball, but the goalkeeper gets in his shot and it’s only a corner.
The Eagles retreated a bit, completely controlled the game, the opponent didn’t have a single chance and when everyone expected the end and another three points, a real shock follows from nowhere.
90+3rd minute – One of the visitors sent the ball from 40 meters in a high arc over the complete defense into our sixteenth-yard box. Everyone watched the ball travel and fall except for Stephaniuk, who runs in without being caught, masterfully catches the ball in flight and places it in the opposite part of our goal, to everyone’s astonishment, it’s 1:1.
The Eagles played well, we should give credit to the guests for an equally good game and even though we had many more goal chances, and a practically certain victory, maybe the final result is the most realistic.
The Serbian White Eagles play their next game on Friday, starting at 19:00 against the Brantford Galaxy at Lions Park.
Z.M.