U23 World League

Dnipro-Arena
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anatoliy Mintenko made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to ⚓️Dynamo⚓️Mollösund⚓️ getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Marcus Bäcklin hit a great ball. After 4 played minutes FC Vershina ESPN got a freekick which was hit by Olexiy Bykaniv. A collision led to FC Vershina ESPN getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Marko Lyubarskyi hit a great ball. Greg Norman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Artem Gordya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Artem Gordya stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Greg Norman's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Victor Strömberg struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Artem Gordya didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ⚓️Dynamo⚓️Mollösund⚓️. In the 13th match minute, ⚓️Dynamo⚓️Mollösund⚓️ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Seve Ballesteros to maneuver through the defense. Olexiy Bykaniv fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrik Liljeström having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Egil Sandwall during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Patrik Liljeström made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Olexiy Bykaniv sent off a good shot on target. Artem Gordya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Greg Norman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ⚓️Dynamo⚓️Mollösund⚓️ getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Egil Sandwall hit a great ball. The supporters of ⚓️Dynamo⚓️Mollösund⚓️ booed when FC Vershina ESPN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergiy Lyakh didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Marcus Bäcklin fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⚓️Dynamo⚓️Mollösund⚓️'s protests and gave Marcus Bäcklin a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC Vershina ESPN booed when ⚓️Dynamo⚓️Mollösund⚓️ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcus Bäcklin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Olexiy Bykaniv struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Patrik Liljeström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Vershina ESPN. Ostap Prodan hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. 32 minutes into the match, Greg Norman notched a goal, 0-2, 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 a defensive mix-up in ⚓️Dynamo⚓️Mollösund⚓️'s zone, Olexiy Bykaniv stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrik Liljeström came out of the goal and Olexiy Bykaniv tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 39th minute, Anatoliy Mintenko reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Patrik Liljeström. The goal made the score 1-2. After having played for 42 minutes, Olexiy Bykaniv managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Vershina ESPN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Olexiy Bykaniv was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Strömberg in the 44th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Greg Norman made a kick off. The supporters of FC Vershina ESPN booed when ⚓️Dynamo⚓️Mollösund⚓️ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor Strömberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. 55 minutes into the match, ⚓️Dynamo⚓️Mollösund⚓️'s goal looked a bit too open when Olexiy Bykaniv came free, but Patrik Liljeström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Anatoliy Mintenko notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of ⚓️Dynamo⚓️Mollösund⚓️'s Patrik Liljeström. Patrik Liljeström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to FC Vershina ESPN getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Sergiy Lyakh hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eric Sjöström got free with Artem Gordya in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 66th match minute, ⚓️Dynamo⚓️Mollösund⚓️ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Johnsson to maneuver through the defense. Patrik Liljeström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anatoliy Mintenko went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eric Sjöström in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artem Gordya saved FC Vershina ESPN from getting behind. Greg Normans short, quick shot in the 82ndth minute got Artem Gordya to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 84 minutes, Anatoliy Mintenko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Vershina ESPN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anatoliy Mintenko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Olexiy Bykaniv struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Patrik Liljeström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Vershina ESPN. Patrik Liljeström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olexiy Bykaniv, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute, Greg Norman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⚓️Dynamo⚓️Mollösund⚓️ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.