U18 League

Mikheil Meskhi
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Loui Vissenaekers made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loui Vissenaekers in the 5th minute of play forced Pura Vida Academy's goalkeeper Vladimir Pozharskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Pura Vida Academy's Takha Goloviznin dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 12th minute, Goderdzi Robakidze ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yelle Debock was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 16 minutes into the match, Takha Goloviznin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yelle Debock. de belletrekkers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Takha Goloviznin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After some careless play in the de belletrekkers defense, Goderdzi Robakidze kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yelle Debock. The de belletrekkers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yelle Debock should have stopped the shot. When Naskhida Pulishvili fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pura Vida Academy's protests and gave Naskhida Pulishvili a yellow card for diving instead. Naskhida Pulishvili kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After 30 played minutes Pura Vida Academy got a freekick which was hit by Roland Bitsadze. A collision led to Pura Vida Academy getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Roman Anghelache hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Yelle Debock had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Khristesia Pawletko. 36 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Yelle Debock had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Takha Goloviznin. After a rather tough play, Pura Vida Academy's Naskhida Pulishvili got a free kick in the 37th minute. Didier Goons hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roland Bitsadze in the 45th minute of play forced de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Yelle Debock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Takha Goloviznin made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Khristesia Pawletko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yelle Debock showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Goderdzi Robakidze in the 52nd minute of the match. Pura Vida Academy's Vladimir Pozharskiy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Pura Vida Academy from getting a goal against them. After 54 played minutes Pura Vida Academy got a freekick which was hit by Bidzina Sagharadze. Didier Goons was shown his second yellow card after 56 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Pura Vida Academy booed when de belletrekkers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Didier Goons didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute Khristesia Pawletko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yelle Debock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goal looked a bit too open when Takha Goloviznin came free, but Yelle Debock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yelle Debock took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takha Goloviznin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute Takha Goloviznin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yelle Debock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th match minute, de belletrekkers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Armentier to maneuver through the defense. Nicolas Van Langhendonck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Pozharskiy having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Goderdzi Robakidze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Takha Goloviznin in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yelle Debock saved de belletrekkers from getting behind. Goderdzi Robakidze struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Yelle Debock didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pura Vida Academy. de belletrekkers's Yelle Debock played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Takha Goloviznin in the 89th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Takha Goloviznin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pura Vida Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Takha Goloviznin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yelle Debock breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Pura Vida Academy had played much better football throughout.