U18 League

Danylo Halytsky
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nazariy Tytarchuk kicked off to start the match. Guus Brunt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Myroslav Lukach having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mykyta Gvozdevych in the 5th minute of play forced Flashdynamica's goalkeeper Kelvin van Kempen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kelvin van Kempen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nazariy Tytarchuk, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Illja Muzychuk charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Illja Muzychuk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Flashdynamica booed when FC Rukh Lviv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Illja Muzychuk didn't get a good kick on the ball. The attack was good, but when Guus Brunt in the 9th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 11th minute, Daniel Hofsteenge got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Vasyl Shevel kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Joost van Dalfsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Myroslav Lukach having to interfere. In the 16th minute of the match Denny Arnolds shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Myroslav Lukach showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 20 minutes into the game, Joost van Dalfsen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Myroslav Lukach was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 31st match minute, Flashdynamica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerrit Bekker to maneuver through the defense. FC Rukh Lviv's Sergiy Dudnyk couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Flashdynamica. Daniel Hofsteenge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the match, FC Rukh Lviv's goal looked a bit too open when Joost van Dalfsen came free, but Myroslav Lukach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Jurre Knol fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Flashdynamica's protests and gave Jurre Knol a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC Rukh Lviv booed when Flashdynamica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jurre Knol didn't get a good kick on the ball. Myroslav Lukach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joost van Dalfsen in the 44th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Guus Brunt to make the kick off. Joost van Dalfsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to FC Rukh Lviv getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Valeriy Ryabchuk hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denny Arnolds got free with Myroslav Lukach in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Guus Brunt in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Myroslav Lukach saved FC Rukh Lviv from getting behind. The supporters of Flashdynamica booed when FC Rukh Lviv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dmytro Zorya didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valeriy Ryabchuk hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. When Denny Arnolds came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Flashdynamica 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 Denny Arnolds couldn't finish the play. Daniel Hofsteenge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Vasyl Shevel fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Rukh Lviv's protests and gave Vasyl Shevel a yellow card for diving instead. Myroslav Lukach made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Teo Wittendorp sent off a good shot on target. Guus Brunt's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Myroslav Lukach firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ruslan Rurych sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the game, Flashdynamica's Daniel Hofsteenge nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Myroslav Lukach made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Myroslav Lukach made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Guus Brunt sent off a good shot on target. Kelvin van Kempen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nazariy Tytarchuk in the 81st minute of play. In the 95th minute, Guus Brunt made a precise shot to the right of Myroslav Lukach. FC Rukh Lviv's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. When the match was over Flashdynamica could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Rukh Lviv throughout the match.