U23 World League

Stade Normandie
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) When Saint Côme de Fresné's Henri Quesada in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stepan Savchenko during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Vershina ESPN's Stepan Savchenko got a free kick in the 8th minute. If Yazid Debuire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patrice Sénéchal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Volodymyr Ovcharenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patrice Sénéchal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Volodymyr Ovcharenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 minutes, Marko Lyubarskyi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Vershina ESPN and the Saint Côme de Fresné players grew even worse after the yellow card. Marko Lyubarskyi hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Vershina ESPN's zone, Henri Quesada stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artem Gordya came out of the goal and Henri Quesada tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 28 played minutes Saint Côme de Fresné got a freekick which was hit by Henri Quesada. Patrice Sénéchal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olexiy Bykaniv in the 30th minute of play. FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Firmin Boulogne in the 33rd minute of play. Artem Gordya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henri Quesada, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marko Lyubarskyi in the 41st minute of play forced Saint Côme de Fresné's goalkeeper Patrice Sénéchal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Volodymyr Ovcharenko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Patrice Sénéchal. Saint Côme de Fresné's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Volodymyr Ovcharenko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Volodymyr Ovcharenko was the one to do the kick off. Volodymyr Ovcharenko scored 0-2 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Patrice Sénéchal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 54th minute, Olexiy Bykaniv got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Olexiy Bykanivs short, quick shot in the 58thth minute got Patrice Sénéchal to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, Saint Côme de Fresné's Christophe Dugas got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 66th match minute, FC Vershina ESPN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olexiy Bykaniv to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rdth minute of the game Henri Quesada 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. After a defensive mix-up in Saint Côme de Fresné's zone, Volodymyr Ovcharenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrice Sénéchal came out of the goal and Volodymyr Ovcharenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Marko Lyubarskyi managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Vershina ESPN's supporters rose to their feet, but Marko Lyubarskyi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Patrice Sénéchal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Saint Côme de Fresné's Yazid Debuire got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Artem Gordya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christophe Dugas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the game, FC Vershina ESPN's Volodymyr Ovcharenko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Patrice Sénéchal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Artem Gordya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christophe Dugas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olexiy Bykaniv sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olexiy Misjko kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Côme Durieu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 96th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Artem Gordya. FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The FC Vershina ESPN players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.