Dnipro-Arena
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596,
Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ivan Lysytsjkyi kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Ivan Lysytsjkyi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Vershina ESPN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tabachana F.C. the free kick. The supporters of Tabachana F.C. booed when FC Vershina ESPN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Lysytsjkyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Lysytsjkyi in the 8th minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Akis Vasilakopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, FC Vershina ESPN's goal looked a bit too open when Vassilis Tournas came free, but Artem Gordya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mykhaylo Varyvoda kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute of the match Giannis Tzougarakis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artem Gordya skillfully saved the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Odysseas Portoulidis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Artem Gordya. FC Vershina ESPN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Odysseas Portoulidis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 21 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Akis Vasilakopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Volodymyr Beletskyi. A collision led to Tabachana F.C. getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Giannis Tzougarakis hit a great ball. Danylo Biloshapka, 23 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Artem Gordya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Odysseas Portoulidis in the 25th minute of the match. After 26 played minutes FC Vershina ESPN got a freekick which was hit by Danylo Biloshapka. Artem Gordya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Odysseas Portoulidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexis Idrotoglou in the 30th minute of play forced FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Artem Gordya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Akis Vasilakopoulos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ivan Lysytsjkyi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 31 minute of play. Danylo Biloshapka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akis Vasilakopoulos having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Odysseas Portoulidis in the 39th minute of play forced FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Artem Gordya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vassilis Tournas hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alexis Idrotoglou stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Tabachana F.C.'s Vassilis Tournas 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, 1-2. 59 minutes into the match, Kostas Toskas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Artem Gordya. FC Vershina ESPN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kostas Toskas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 63 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 Alexis Idrotoglou. Artem Gordya was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Vassilis Tournas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vassilis Tournas really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. When Alexis Idrotoglou came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Tabachana F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alexis Idrotoglou couldn't finish the play. Odysseas Portoulidis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Artem Gordya made a huge save. During the 69th minute of the match Danylo Biloshapka completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Danylo Biloshapka a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to FC Vershina ESPN getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Danylo Biloshapka hit a great ball. FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vassilis Tournas in the 70th minute of play. Tabachana F.C.'s Alexis Idrotoglou got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Artem Gordya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Odysseas Portoulidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Vassilis Tournas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Artem Gordya. The goal made the score 1-5. Artem Gordya made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexis Idrotoglou in the 79th minute. Alexis Idrotoglou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Gordya having to interfere. FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save FC Vershina ESPN from getting a goal against them. Artem Gordya made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Alexis Idrotoglou sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kostas Toskas got free with Artem Gordya in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 95 minutes into the match, FC Vershina ESPN's Ivan Lysytsjkyi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Akis Vasilakopoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Tabachana F.C. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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