U18 World League

SMOLENSK
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Днепр ФК's Leonid Eremin 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. Leonid Eremin succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 7th playminute. In the 17th minute, Bartolomej Martinček left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kukova United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 20 minutes into the match, Kukova United's goal looked a bit too open when Rudolf Kotlyarevskiy came free, but Tibor Baňák reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, František Bera notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Днепр ФК's Irakliy Khokhlov. Irakliy Khokhlov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Irakliy Khokhlov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladislav Slaninka in the 27th minute of play. Irakliy Khokhlov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from František Bera, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Irakliy Khokhlov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolomej Martinček in the 31st minute of play. Днепр ФК's Irakliy Khokhlov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by František Bera in the 34th minute of play. In the 34th minute, Móric Rataj left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kukova United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Štefan Adamica kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. When Vladislav Slaninka fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kukova United's protests and gave Vladislav Slaninka a yellow card for diving instead. Vladislav Slaninka kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Днепр ФК's Rudolf Kotlyarevskiy couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 39th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Kukova United. Ľubomír Považský fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Irakliy Khokhlov having to interfere. The supporters of Kukova United booed when Днепр ФК was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrey Sheludko didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bartolomej Martinček stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 51 minutes, Irakliy Khokhlov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Irakliy Khokhlov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from František Bera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute Ľubomír Považský shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Irakliy Khokhlov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when František Bera got free with Irakliy Khokhlov in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 62nd minute, Kukova United's František Bera ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Irakliy Khokhlov. Irakliy Khokhlov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. Tibor Baňák showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rudolf Kotlyarevskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. With a little luck, Днепр ФК's Irakliy Khokhlov got control of the ball when Bartolomej Martinček tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 70 minutes, František Bera mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kukova United and the Днепр ФК players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Днепр ФК booed when Kukova United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. František Bera didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kukova United's Tibor Baňák played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudolf Kotlyarevskiy in the 76th minute of play. Tibor Baňák showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimir Blokhin, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. František Bera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Irakliy Khokhlov having to interfere.