U21 League

Danylo Halytsky
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Myroslav Akymenko started the match with the kick off. Mirolyub Rusanov was a little too slow when Myroslav Akymenko got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 1-0. After having played for 21 minutes, Myroslav Akymenko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Ruh Lviv's supporters crossed their fingers, but Myroslav Akymenko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Danylo Bandera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Mirolyub Rusanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, FC Ruh Lviv's goal looked a bit too open when Ventzislav Gerginov came free, but Andriy Trubin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 29 minutes, Nano Ginev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. THE CLUB's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nano Ginev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nano Ginev struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Andriy Trubin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for THE CLUB. 42 minutes into the game, Nencho Nanyov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. THE CLUB's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Ruh Lviv the free kick. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Ventzislav Gerginov made the kick off in the second half. Mirolyub Rusanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Myroslav Akymenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th match minute, FC Ruh Lviv was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kostyantyn Tereschenko to maneuver through the defense. After 60 minutes of play, FC Ruh Lviv's Myroslav Akymenko made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mirolyub Rusanov was left in no man's land by his defense there! 63 minutes into the match, Danylo Bandera had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mirolyub Rusanov. THE CLUB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Danylo Bandera was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ventzislav Gerginov got free with Andriy Trubin in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Ventzislav Gerginov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Volodya Latev charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Volodya Latev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to THE CLUB getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Volodya Latev hit a great ball. After some careless play in the THE CLUB defense, Danylo Bandera kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mirolyub Rusanov. The THE CLUB fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mirolyub Rusanov should have stopped the shot. THE CLUB's Mirolyub Rusanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danylo Bandera in the 82nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Danylo Bandera in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mirolyub Rusanov saved THE CLUB from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Myroslav Akymenko in the 92nd minute of play forced THE CLUB's goalkeeper Mirolyub Rusanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute Danylo Bandera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mirolyub Rusanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Ruh Lviv were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of THE CLUB for a fine match.