U18 World League

Dnipro-Arena
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) 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. Will Sawbridge's late challenge caught a FC Vershina ESPN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Will Sawbridge helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Real Chelsea's Will Sawbridge got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Alf Clemence's late challenge caught a FC Vershina ESPN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alf Clemence helped the player get up and apologised. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Real Chelsea! Anatoliy Konyushenko hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute Anatoliy Mintenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ethan Mitchell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ethan Mitchell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anatoliy Mintenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alf Clemence got his second yellow card in the match during the 17th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Real Chelsea's Alf Clemence got a free kick in the 18th minute. Anton Pavlenko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Real Chelsea's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Anatoliy Mintenko scored to the left of an out of position Ethan Mitchell, making the score, 3-0. Ethan Mitchell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anatoliy Mintenko in the 37th minute of play. Real Chelsea's Ethan Mitchell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anatoliy Mintenko in the 39th minute of play. When Will Sawbridge came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Real Chelsea 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 Will Sawbridge couldn't finish the play. 45 minutes into the game, Will Sawbridge cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Artem Gordya was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mikael Forsell to strike the kick off in the second half. Ethan Mitchell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anatoliy Mintenko in the 53rd minute of play. Will Sawbridge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Gordya having to interfere. Ethan Mitchell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anatoliy Mintenko's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Mikael Forsells short, quick shot in the 62ndth minute got Artem Gordya to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 65thth minute of the game Olexiy Bykaniv who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Chelsea's Ethan Mitchell was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Pavlenko in the 66th minute of play forced Real Chelsea's goalkeeper Ethan Mitchell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Real Chelsea's Ethan Mitchell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olexiy Bykaniv in the 68th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Real Chelsea's Will Sawbridge got a free kick in the 69th minute. A collision led to Real Chelsea getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Peter Lightfoot hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anatoliy Mintenko in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ethan Mitchell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mikael Forsell got free with Artem Gordya in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ethan Mitchell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anatoliy Mintenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Artem Gordya made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mikael Forsell in the 82nd minute. The supporters of FC Vershina ESPN booed when Real Chelsea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Conor Gallagher didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anton Pavlenko took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 84th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ethan Mitchell. Real Chelsea's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 86th minute of the match, Crispin Mimms got a very nice opportunity to score, but Artem Gordya was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ethan Mitchell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anatoliy Mintenko in the 90th minute of play. Anton Pavlenko scored 4-1 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ethan Mitchell, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Vershina ESPN had won after a very even match.