U23 League

CITY Stadium
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andrej Varga took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Volodymyr Ovcharenko in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pavol Chmelo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pavol Chmelo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Volodymyr Ovcharenko in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute of the match FC VERSHINA’dnipro got a corner. FC DNV Bratiskava's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Stepan Slyvka ran over to the corner to take the kick. Pavol Chmelo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC VERSHINA’dnipro's Volodymyr Ovcharenko shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. 19 minutes into the game, FC VERSHINA’dnipro's Volodymyr Ovcharenko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pavol Chmelo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Pavol Chmelo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Volodymyr Ovcharenko's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. A collision led to FC DNV Bratiskava getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Stanislav Božok hit a great ball. In the 27th minute, Volodymyr Ovcharenko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pavol Chmelo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Pavol Chmelo came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by FC VERSHINA’dnipro's Volodymyr Ovcharenko. But to his dismay, Volodymyr Ovcharenko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. 39 minutes into the match, FC VERSHINA’dnipro's Volodymyr Ovcharenko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pavol Chmelo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 41st minute FC VERSHINA’dnipro were awarded a corner. Stepan Slyvka went to the cornerflag to take it. FC VERSHINA’dnipro's Stepan Slyvka was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pavol Chmelo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Volodymyr Ovcharenko to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tibor Partil during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pavol Chmelo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Volodymyr Ovcharenko in the 53rd minute of play. A collision led to FC DNV Bratiskava getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Matej Petluš hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Stepan Slyvka managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC VERSHINA’dnipro's supporters rose to their feet, but Stepan Slyvka was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pavol Chmelo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stepan Slyvka made a great header on FC VERSHINA’dnipro's corner, it was just that FC DNV Bratiskava's Pavol Chmelo managed to reach the ball for a save. Yarema Melaschenko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Pavol Chmelo made a huge save. Tibor Partil kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Pavol Chmelo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 69th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Stepan Slyvka. FC VERSHINA’dnipro's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Stepan Slyvka in the 70th minute. The audience was convinced that Volodymyr Ovcharenko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pavol Chmelo was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. The FC VERSHINA’dnipro fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when FC VERSHINA’dnipro's Volodymyr Ovcharenko looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Pavol Chmelo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Volodymyr Ovcharenko's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Pavol Chmelo was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and Volodymyr Ovcharenko capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Volodymyr Ovcharenko really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. When FC DNV Bratiskava's Andrej Varga in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC VERSHINA’dnipro's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, FC DNV Bratiskava's Gustáv Kubičko got a free kick in the 85th minute. FC VERSHINA’dnipro's Volodymyr Ovcharenko got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC VERSHINA’dnipro's Edvin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrej Varga in the 94th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, FC DNV Bratiskava's goalkeeper Pavol Chmelo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yarema Melaschenko. When the match was over FC VERSHINA’dnipro could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC DNV Bratiskava throughout the match.