U21 League

JUVENTUS Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gennadiy Oleshko started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Ruh Lviv's Gennadiy Getsko got a free kick in the 5th minute. Vsevolod Vakar, 6 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. With a little luck, FC Ruh Lviv's Andriy Trubin got control of the ball when Mykyta Komar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Danylo Bandera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anatoliy Strakhovskyi having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Juventus FC's Kostyantyn Ivanenko got a free kick in the 18th minute. Myroslav Akymenko missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 23 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Anatoliy Strakhovskyi right hand side. 25 minutes into the match, Juventus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Myroslav Akymenko came free, but Anatoliy Strakhovskyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27thth minute of the game Danylo Bandera who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Juventus FC's Anatoliy Strakhovskyi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 28 minutes Juventus FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Myroslav Akymenko who took care of the corner kick. Svyatoslav Krutyvus was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. FC Ruh Lviv's Andriy Trubin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save FC Ruh Lviv from getting a goal against them. Lyubomyr Rud charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lyubomyr Rud the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Juventus FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Lyubomyr Rud hit a great ball. Andriy Trubin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vsevolod Vakar in the 38th minute of play. In the 45th minute of the match Valentyn Lysogir shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anatoliy Strakhovskyi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 47thth minute of the game Myroslav Akymenko who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Juventus FC's Anatoliy Strakhovskyi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Myroslav Akymenko to strike the kick off in the second half. Myroslav Akymenkos short, quick shot in the 53rdth minute got Anatoliy Strakhovskyi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Myroslav Akymenko was extremely unlucky when he, in the 55th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After a defensive mix-up in FC Ruh Lviv's zone, Kostyantyn Ivanenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andriy Trubin came out of the goal and Kostyantyn Ivanenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andriy Trubin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kostyantyn Ivanenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FC Ruh Lviv getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Anatoliy Batyuk hit a great ball. Gennadiy Oleshko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71stth minute of the game Myroslav Akymenko who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Juventus FC's Anatoliy Strakhovskyi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Anatoliy Strakhovskyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Myroslav Akymenko in the 76th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Vsevolod Vakar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Danylo Bandera during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Juventus FC booed when FC Ruh Lviv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danylo Bandera didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Juventus FC's Mykyta Komar in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Ruh Lviv's goalie prevented a goal. Anatoliy Strakhovskyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anatoliy Batyuk in the 90th minute of the match.