U23 World League

Dnipro-Arena
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mykhaylo Gladiy got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florencio Felipillo in the 5th minute of play forced FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Artem Gordya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artem Gordya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Felipillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Tore-Andre Flø got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 11 minutes into the game, C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Florencio Felipillo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Artem Gordya made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florencio Felipillo in the 18th minute of play forced FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Artem Gordya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Efrain Gil during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Efrain Gil kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After having played for 22 minutes, Volodymyr Beletskyi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Vershina ESPN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Volodymyr Beletskyi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 23rd minute, Florencio Felipillo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Artem Gordya was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tore-Andre Flø in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artem Gordya saved FC Vershina ESPN from getting behind. In the 32ndth minute of the game Florencio Felipillo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Florencio Felipillo sped through FC Vershina ESPN's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Artem Gordya. Florencio Felipillo took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Artem Gordya. Artem Gordya dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Tore-Andre Flø fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Gordya having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tore-Andre Flø stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to C.U.E. DE COMERCIO getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Norberto Cebo hit a great ball. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Vershina ESPN's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alfonso Vachon was slow to take the kick. During this time C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's players had a chance to rest. In the 55th match minute, FC Vershina ESPN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danylo Biloshapka to maneuver through the defense. FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florencio Felipillo in the 59th minute of play. Florencio Felipillo took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Artem Gordya. Artem Gordya dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Rodion Skorobrekh charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodion Skorobrekh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of C.U.E. DE COMERCIO booed when FC Vershina ESPN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodion Skorobrekh didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florencio Felipillo in the 72nd minute of play forced FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Artem Gordya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the match, FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Artem Gordya had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tore-Andre Flø. Florencio Felipillo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Artem Gordya having to make a save. In the 85th minute, Florencio Felipillo made a precise shot to the right of Artem Gordya. FC Vershina ESPN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. The audience was convinced that Florencio Felipillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artem Gordya was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Anacleto Urdaspal hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Artem Gordya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Felipillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.