U23 World League

Dnipro-Arena
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) ☆战国☆ 增城秃鸡联's 陶城星 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in ☆战国☆ 增城秃鸡联's zone, Olexiy Bykaniv stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 石政乐 came out of the goal and Olexiy Bykaniv tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Edvin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 陶城星, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After a rather tough play, ☆战国☆ 增城秃鸡联's 赵俊勇 got a free kick in the 8th minute. Rio Ferdinand recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 12 minutes into the game, 倪川昂 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ☆战国☆ 增城秃鸡联's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Vershina ESPN the free kick. After 13 played minutes ☆战国☆ 增城秃鸡联 got a freekick which was hit by 倪川昂. If Olexiy Bykaniv had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 曲坤 kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Volodymyr Ovcharenko in the 21st minute of play forced ☆战国☆ 增城秃鸡联's goalkeeper 石政乐 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Stepan Savchenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If 倪川昂 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stepan Savchenko kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. 倪川昂 was shown his second yellow card after 38 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 38th match minute, ☆战国☆ 增城秃鸡联 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 倪川昂 to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Volodymyr Ovcharenko in the 39th minute of play forced ☆战国☆ 增城秃鸡联's goalkeeper 石政乐 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 石政乐 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Volodymyr Ovcharenko in the 41st minute of the match. After having played for 43 minutes, Olexiy Bykaniv managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Vershina ESPN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Olexiy Bykaniv was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 曲坤 kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Volodymyr Ovcharenko was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, 徐夕洲 reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Edvin van der Sar. The goal made the score 0-1. 康珂笑's late challenge caught a FC Vershina ESPN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 康珂笑 helped the player get up and apologised. When 徐夕洲 got free in front of the goal in the 64th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Edvin van der Sar was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 康珂笑 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. ☆战国☆ 增城秃鸡联's 徐夕洲 saw an opening behind the goalie Edvin van der Sar in the 76thth minute and tried to shoot past into the top right corner, but with great reflexes Edvin van der Sar with one arm managed to save the shot in the last secound. 陶城星 might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edvin van der Sar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 陶城星 ran back to his position shaking his head. Edvin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 康珂笑, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Stepan Savchenko kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Edvin van der Sar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 徐夕洲's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. A collision led to FC Vershina ESPN getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Stepan Savchenko hit a great ball. When 石城光 came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the ☆战国☆ 增城秃鸡联 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 石城光 couldn't finish the play. 徐夕洲 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Edvin van der Sar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute, 曲坤 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.