U18 World League

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Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eriberto Fidele kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Eriberto Fidele had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dmytro Mykulyak. F.C. SPERANTZA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eriberto Fidele was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to Punk Fiction getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Baltasar Ofelio hit a great ball. Efrain Mancio didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 7th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. F.C. SPERANTZA's Svyatoslav Chayka quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Natalio Otsoko, made in the 15th minute of the game. 19 minutes into the game, Bogdan Sokyrka was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F.C. SPERANTZA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Punk Fiction the free kick. Bogdan Sokyrka kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After 24 played minutes F.C. SPERANTZA got a freekick which was hit by Dmytro Dmytruk. After 26 minutes of play, Punk Fiction's Eriberto Fidele made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dmytro Mykulyak was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Stanislav Tsymbal got free with Efrain Mancio in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 33rdth minute of the game Eriberto Fidele who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Efrain Mancio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marko Bagnyuk in the 39th minute of play. After some careless play in the F.C. SPERANTZA defense, Samuel Savion kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dmytro Mykulyak. The F.C. SPERANTZA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dmytro Mykulyak should have stopped the shot. Baltasar Ofelio charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baltasar Ofelio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Baltasar Ofelio hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute, Eriberto Fidele left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Punk Fiction fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5.

Dmytro Mykulyak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eriberto Fidele in the 52nd minute. F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eriberto Fidele in the 54th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Punk Fiction's Eriberto Fidele ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dmytro Mykulyak. Dmytro Mykulyak yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-7. Vladyslav Ushtan hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Efrain Mancio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marko Bagnyuk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dmytro Mykulyak came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Punk Fiction's Eriberto Fidele. But to his dismay, Eriberto Fidele quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-8. Victorino Mitxel's late challenge caught a F.C. SPERANTZA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victorino Mitxel helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd match minute, Punk Fiction was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorino Mitxel to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th match minute, Punk Fiction was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natalio Otsoko to maneuver through the defense. Olexiy Gunchak hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Eriberto Fidele 89 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-9. Punk Fiction were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over F.C. SPERANTZA's much stronger midfield.