U18 World League

Danylo Halytsky
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) 3 minutes into the match, WINNING ELEVEN's goal looked a bit too open when Ruslan Rurych came free, but Serafino Polo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, WINNING ELEVEN's Nicanor Santana got a free kick in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rigoberto Hechter in the 9th minute of play forced FC Ruh Lviv's goalkeeper Vasyl Shevel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Rigoberto Hechter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vasyl Shevel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the game, Paulino Lizer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. WINNING ELEVEN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Ruh Lviv the free kick. Paulino Lizer kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. In the 14th minute, Kostyantyn Tereschenko 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. A collision led to WINNING ELEVEN getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Santos Garikoitz hit a great ball. In the 29th minute, Adan Francho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The WINNING ELEVEN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Vasyl Shevel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rigoberto Hechter in the 34th minute of the match. WINNING ELEVEN's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adan Francho in the 40th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in WINNING ELEVEN fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 44th minute. Penalty! After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

FC Ruh Lviv made a substitution. Petro Dyachuk replaced Kostyantyn Tereschenko. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ruslan Rurych made a kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Adan Francho could shoot a difficult shot in the 55th minute, which Vasyl Shevel however easily saved by the left post. 57 minutes into the match, FC Ruh Lviv's goalkeeper Vasyl Shevel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adan Francho. 67 minutes into the game, Olexiy Golyuk cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Serafino Polo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. WINNING ELEVEN's Abelardo Raitin pulled a muscle in his leg after 71 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Viktor Yaxmanitskyi during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. WINNING ELEVEN made a substitution. Artemio Abancens replaced Abelardo Raitin. Viktor Yaxmanitskyi kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After 77 minutes, Olexiy Golyuk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Ruh Lviv and the WINNING ELEVEN players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 77 played minutes FC Ruh Lviv got a freekick which was hit by Olexiy Golyuk. After having played for 79 minutes, Nicanor Santana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. WINNING ELEVEN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicanor Santana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. WINNING ELEVEN's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.