U23 League

Dnipro-Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Rainier Salaar started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6thth minute of the game Rainier Salaar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ryan Müller might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Artem Gordya. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ryan Müller ran back to his position shaking his head. Artem Gordya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rainier Salaar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artem Gordya stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Owen Fuerst's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Artem Gordya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rainier Salaar in the 20th minute of the match. The corner led Ämmer Sportfreaks's Danny Trüssel to fire away a dangerous shot which Artem Gordya despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rainier Salaar in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Artem Gordya prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 25th minute of the match Ämmer Sportfreaks got a corner. FC Vershina ESPN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Augustin Leutwyler ran over to the corner to take the kick. FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rainier Salaar in the 27th minute of play. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Rainier Salaar sped through FC Vershina ESPN's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Artem Gordya. Artem Gordya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rainier Salaar, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. A nice corner shot did that Augustin Leutwyler got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Artem Gordya quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Ryan Müller managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ämmer Sportfreaks's supporters rose to their feet, but Ryan Müller was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artem Gordya breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Volodymyr Ovcharenko made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd play minute Danny Trüssel came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Artem Gordya. 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in FC Vershina ESPN's zone, Rainier Salaar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artem Gordya came out of the goal and Rainier Salaar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Artem Gordya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryan Müller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eike Pollastrini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Volodymyr Ovcharenko in the 70th minute of play. If Rainier Salaar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th minute, Danny Trüssel made a precise shot to the right of Artem Gordya. FC Vershina ESPN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Ryan Müller received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Artem Gordya came out and tried to block the shot, but Ryan Müller slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 81st minute. Through an outstanding action, after 86 minutes, Artem Gordya successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Rainier Salaar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Artem Gordya made a huge save. When Ämmer Sportfreaks's Rainier Salaar in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Vershina ESPN's goalie prevented a goal. With his leg Artem Gordya managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when Ämmer Sportfreaks's Rainier Salaar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 95th play minutes Rainier Salaar shot 0-8, a short shot which went by Artem Gordya and just under the crossbar into goal. Ämmer Sportfreaks played a much better game than FC Vershina ESPN and deserved their victory. The FC Vershina ESPN players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.