U23 World League

APSHA ARENA
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marko Bagnyuk made the kick off which started today's match. Sidney Queirós made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vasyl Vovk in the 3rd minute. In the 7th minute, Gildo Dracena made a precise shot to the right of Dmytro Mykulyak. F.C. SPERANTZA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Dmytro Mykulyak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Dmytro Mykulyak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilson Sanches, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Miau Stars getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Dinei Carioca hit a great ball. Alex Andrade scored 0-2 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dmytro Mykulyak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gildo Dracena charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gildo Dracena the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Andrade in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilson Sanches in the 25th minute of play forced F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper Dmytro Mykulyak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilson Sanches in the 32nd minute of play forced F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper Dmytro Mykulyak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dmytro Mykulyak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo das Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Dmytro Mykulyak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilson Soares in the 34th minute of the match. Dmytro Mykulyak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Andrade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the match, F.C. SPERANTZA's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Andrade came free, but Dmytro Mykulyak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alex Andrade to strike the kick off in the second half. Nilson Sanches recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sidney Queirós didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vasyl Vovk went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to Miau Stars getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Nilson Soares hit a great ball. Bogdan Sokyrka scored 2-2 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sidney Queirós, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Miau Stars's Sidney Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marko Bagnyuk in the 68th minute of play. 69 minutes into the game, F.C. SPERANTZA's Bogdan Sokyrka nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sidney Queirós made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. A collision led to F.C. SPERANTZA getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Nazar Gerasymenko hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Miau Stars's Gildo Dracena slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dmytro Mykulyak. That made the score 3-3 after 73 minutes of play. Alex Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Dmytro Mykulyak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Miau Stars's Nilson Sanches dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-4. Dmytro Mykulyak was a little too slow when Nilson Sanches got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 86th minute. The score was now 4-5. F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo das Neves in the 89th minute of play. In the 96th minute, Alex Andrade reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dmytro Mykulyak. The goal made the score 4-7. When the final whistle went the supporters of Miau Stars were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant F.C. SPERANTZA side.