U18 World League

Dnipro-Arena
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Ivan Lysytsjkyi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience thought a goal was coming when Danylo Biloshapka got free with Leonides Matteo in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. PLUMIN's Leonides Matteo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save PLUMIN from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, PLUMIN's Carlos Bartolome got a free kick in the 10th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Volodymyr Beletskyi managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Vershina ESPN's supporters rose to their feet, but Volodymyr Beletskyi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonides Matteo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of FC Vershina ESPN booed when PLUMIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uriel Pitin didn't get a good kick on the ball. PLUMIN's Leonides Matteo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save PLUMIN from getting a goal against them. PLUMIN's Leonides Matteo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Lysytsjkyi in the 28th minute of play. Uriel Pitin hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Jorge Cristofol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Artem Gordya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vitaliy Gutnikevych sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the match, PLUMIN's goal looked a bit too open when Danylo Biloshapka came free, but Leonides Matteo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute, Froilan Urtungo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PLUMIN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Leonides Matteo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danylo Biloshapka in the 45th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jorge Cristofol to make the kick off. Artem Gordya came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by PLUMIN's Froilan Urtungo. But to his dismay, Froilan Urtungo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Froilan Urtungo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Gordya having to interfere. If Ivan Lysytsjkyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Vershina ESPN from getting a goal against them. If Volodymyr Beletskyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to FC Vershina ESPN getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Danylo Biloshapka hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Cristofol in the 69th minute of play forced FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Artem Gordya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Flavio Emeterio recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Artem Gordya. Flavio Emeterio showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. Maximino Casado scored 0-4 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Artem Gordya, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ivan Lysytsjkyi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Leonides Matteo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute, PLUMIN's Flavio Emeterio ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Artem Gordya. Artem Gordya yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. Taras Ovsienko's late challenge caught a PLUMIN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Taras Ovsienko helped the player get up and apologised. Taras Ovsienko kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After 90 played minutes PLUMIN got a freekick which was hit by Celedonio Urritz. Taras Ovsienko hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 97th match minute, FC Vershina ESPN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Volodymyr Beletskyi to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. PLUMIN had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.