U21 League

Dnipro-Arena
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bob Westelinx started the match with the kick off. After 2 minutes, Olexiy Bykaniv mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Vershina ESPN and the Zero Gravity players grew even worse after the yellow card. Olexiy Bykaniv hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the game, Bob Westelinx cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Artem Gordya was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Artem Gordya didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bob Westelinx went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Anatoliy Konyushenko hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Wawrzyniec Iwanowski, 22 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Artem Gordya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikolaj Ratulowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikolaj Ratulowski in the 25th minute of play. 25 minutes into the game, Anatoliy Konyushenko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Vershina ESPN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zero Gravity the free kick. In the 26th match minute, FC Vershina ESPN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anatoliy Konyushenko to maneuver through the defense. After 31 minutes, Januário Quinaz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zero Gravity and the FC Vershina ESPN players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 31st minute, Januário Quinaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Zero Gravity getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Matías Roganov hit a great ball. Artem Gordya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bob Westelinx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the match, Wawrzyniec Iwanowski notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya. Artem Gordya was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 48 played minutes FC Vershina ESPN got a freekick which was hit by Olexiy Bykaniv. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After 54 played minutes Zero Gravity got a freekick which was hit by Mikolaj Ratulowski. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bob Westelinx 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. The goalkeeper, Artem Gordya, was totally fooled by Zero Gravity's Wawrzyniec Iwanowski, who 61 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Artem Gordya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ritchie Schepmans in the 64th minute of play. Wawrzyniec Iwanowski might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Artem Gordya. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wawrzyniec Iwanowski ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, FC Vershina ESPN's Stepan Savchenko got a free kick in the 66th minute. A hard shot 70 in the game by Bob Westelinx from a close distance when the talented Artem Gordya managed to make a qualified save. FC Vershina ESPN's players were relieved. Wawrzyniec Iwanowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74th minute, Bob Westelinx ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Artem Gordya was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Artem Gordya, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bob Westelinx who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 88thth minute tested the skills of Artem Gordya when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 90th minute, Zero Gravity's Mikolaj Ratulowski ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Artem Gordya. Artem Gordya yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. During the 94th minute of the match Januário Quinaz completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Januário Quinaz a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 94th minute, Januário Quinaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 98 minutes, Bob Westelinx mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zero Gravity and the FC Vershina ESPN players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Zero Gravity getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Bob Westelinx hit a great ball.