U18 League

Jacksonville Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) FC Vershina ESPN's Anatoliy Mintenko 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. Anatoliy Mintenko scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jan Rein Degeling, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jacksonville 67's Jan Rein Degeling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anatoliy Mintenko in the 7th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Anatoliy Mintenko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan Rein Degeling. Jacksonville 67's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anatoliy Mintenko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Jan Rein Degeling didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anatoliy Mintenko went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Danylo Biloshapka took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jan Rein Degeling. Jan Rein Degeling dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Jan Rein Degeling came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Vershina ESPN's Anatoliy Mintenko. But to his dismay, Anatoliy Mintenko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. FC Vershina ESPN's Anatoliy Mintenko got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 34 minutes into the match, Jacksonville 67's goal looked a bit too open when Anatoliy Mintenko came free, but Jan Rein Degeling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute Anatoliy Mintenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Rein Degeling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anatoliy Mintenko scored 0-6 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jan Rein Degeling, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jacksonville 67's Jan Rein Degeling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anatoliy Mintenko in the 46th minute of play. Jan Rein Degeling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olexiy Bykaniv in the 47th minute of play. After the first half FC Vershina ESPN were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Jacksonville 67's Jan Rein Degeling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Pavlenko in the 52nd minute of play. Ostap Prodan charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ostap Prodan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th match minute, FC Vershina ESPN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ostap Prodan to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans Kors in the 57th minute of play forced FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Artem Gordya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Anatoliy Mintenko dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jan Rein Degeling, 0-7. With a little luck, Jacksonville 67's Jan Rein Degeling got control of the ball when Kyrylo Krohmal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jan Rein Degeling came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Vershina ESPN's Anatoliy Mintenko. But to his dismay, Anatoliy Mintenko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Anatoliy Mintenko put it in 0-9 from a short distance just to the right of Jan Rein Degeling. Danylo Biloshapka kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Pavlenko in the 78th minute of play forced Jacksonville 67's goalkeeper Jan Rein Degeling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jacksonville 67's goalkeeper Jan Rein Degeling, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jan Rein Degeling showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Pavlenko in the 81st minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, Jacksonville 67's goalkeeper Jan Rein Degeling had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olexiy Bykaniv. Jan Rein Degeling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anatoliy Mintenko in the 89th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Ostap Prodan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jan Rein Degeling, 0-11. FC Vershina ESPN's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.