U18 League

Dnipro-Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ivan Lysytsjkyi made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 played minutes Twierdza Osowiec got a freekick which was hit by Ernest Van de Putt. Dyllan Decoster showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Lysytsjkyi in the 7th minute of the match. Artem Gordya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rene Callewaert in the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Lysytsjkyi in the 17th minute of play forced Twierdza Osowiec's goalkeeper Dyllan Decoster to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dyllan Decoster made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mykhaylo Varyvoda in the 18th minute. Volodymyr Beletskyi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Dyllan Decoster made a huge save. In the 23rd minute Lou Winnepenninck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Gordya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Ivan Lysytsjkyi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dyllan Decoster. That made the score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. Artem Gordya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lou Winnepenninck in the 32nd minute of the match. Dyllan Decoster was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Ivan Lysytsjkyi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ivan Lysytsjkyi really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Artem Gordya came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Twierdza Osowiec's Stein Van Leemputte. But to his dismay, Stein Van Leemputte quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Rene Callewaert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Lou Winnepenninck made the kick off in the second half. Lou Winnepenninck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dyllan Decoster came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Vershina ESPN's Volodymyr Beletskyi. But to his dismay, Volodymyr Beletskyi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. When Rodion Skorobrekh fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Vershina ESPN's protests and gave Rodion Skorobrekh a yellow card for diving instead. Artem Gordya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maarten Soetemans in the 65th minute of play. In the 70th minute Ivan Lysytsjkyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dyllan Decoster saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Mykhaylo Gladiy came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the FC Vershina ESPN 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 Mykhaylo Gladiy couldn't finish the play. 73 minutes into the match, Twierdza Osowiec's goal looked a bit too open when Volodymyr Beletskyi came free, but Dyllan Decoster reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Vershina ESPN's Mykhaylo Gladiy pulled a muscle in his leg after 75 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Joel Gevaert's late challenge caught a FC Vershina ESPN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joel Gevaert helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Twierdza Osowiec's Joel Gevaert got a free kick in the 76th minute. Artem Gordya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lou Winnepenninck, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rene Callewaert in the 88th minute of play. When Ivan Lysytsjkyi fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Vershina ESPN's protests and gave Ivan Lysytsjkyi a yellow card for diving instead. Twierdza Osowiec made a substitution. Robbrecht Airpoel replaced Joel Gevaert. In the 90th minute, Ivan Lysytsjkyi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robbrecht Airpoel got free with Artem Gordya in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee ended the match the FC Vershina ESPN players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.