League

FC Victoria Arena
Spectators: 9316 (Terracing: 6988, Seating: 2143, VIP seats: 185) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vadym Gavrylyuk took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rostyslav Tarakhtiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vadym Gavrylyuk, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute, Yaroslav Tistyk ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rostyslav Tarakhtiy was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Yaroslav Tistyk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Rostyslav Tarakhtiy made a huge save. Denis Mascovescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Corrado Coletti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 17 minutes F.C. VICTORIA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Corrado Coletti who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to FC MINAY's Rob Tynan getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Olexiy Slipchenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Denis Mascovescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Corrado Coletti, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as F.C. VICTORIA's Álvaro Dias slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rostyslav Tarakhtiy. That made the score 2-0 after 24 minutes of play. Álvaro Dias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Rostyslav Tarakhtiy made a huge save. Helvijs Plaks was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 32 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 32nd minute of the game. One of F.C. VICTORIA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC MINAY:s goal. In the 33rd minute there was a penalty for FC MINAY. Corrado Coletti stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Denis Mascovescu. 2-1. Rostyslav Tarakhtiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olexiy Slipchenko in the 39th minute of play. Rostyslav Tarakhtiy was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Yaroslav Tistyk showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 42 minute of play. Marek Antalovič hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. In the 45th minute Marko Bochkur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Mascovescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Marko Bochkur made the kick off in the second half. Corrado Coletti struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Denis Mascovescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC MINAY. Denis Mascovescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Corrado Coletti, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. A collision led to FC MINAY getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Valentyn Dudash hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the match, F.C. VICTORIA's Gerardo Canor broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Denis Mascovescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Corrado Coletti in the 59th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, FC MINAY's goal looked a bit too open when Marek Antalovič came free, but Rostyslav Tarakhtiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, F.C. VICTORIA's Denis Mascovescu got control of the ball when Marko Bochkur tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 66 minutes, Marko Bochkur managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC MINAY's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marko Bochkur was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Denis Mascovescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bennvar Nobel in the 70th minute of the match. FC MINAY's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Corrado Coletti in the 71st minute. After 71 played minutes FC MINAY got a freekick which was hit by Yakiv Gavryushov. Gerardo Canor took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rostyslav Tarakhtiy. FC MINAY's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some careless play in the FC MINAY defense, Yaroslav Tistyk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rostyslav Tarakhtiy. The FC MINAY fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rostyslav Tarakhtiy should have stopped the shot. 80 minutes into the match, F.C. VICTORIA's goal looked a bit too open when Bennvar Nobel came free, but Denis Mascovescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute Yaroslav Tistyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostyslav Tarakhtiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vadym Gavrylyuk in the 82nd minute of play forced FC MINAY's goalkeeper Rostyslav Tarakhtiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute of the match F.C. VICTORIA got a corner. FC MINAY's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gerardo Canor ran over to the corner to take the kick. F.C. VICTORIA's Gerardo Canor was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rostyslav Tarakhtiy in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Rostyslav Tarakhtiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yaroslav Tistyk in the 86th minute of play. Denis Mascovescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Corrado Coletti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Yaroslav Tistyk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bennvar Nobel hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC MINAY players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for F.C. VICTORIA.