U23 League

Dnipro-Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ivan Lysytsjkyi kicked off to start the match. When Ivan Lysytsjkyi came up free with the goalie in the 4th 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 Ivan Lysytsjkyi couldn't finish the play. Artem Gordya came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by ФК КрасноДАР's Marat Leonov. But to his dismay, Marat Leonov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Ivan Lysytsjkyi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to ФК КрасноДАР getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Filipp Orlov hit a great ball. After 19 minutes, Arkadiy Averchenko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ФК КрасноДАР and the FC Vershina ESPN players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ФК КрасноДАР getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Arkadiy Averchenko hit a great ball. Filipp Orlov was shown his second yellow card after 21 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, ФК КрасноДАР's Filipp Orlov got a free kick in the 22nd minute. 31 minutes into the match, FC Vershina ESPN's goal looked a bit too open when Arkadiy Averchenko came free, but Artem Gordya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute, Arkadiy Averchenko made a precise shot to the right of Artem Gordya. FC Vershina ESPN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Volodymyr Beletskyi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arkadiy Averchenko in the 38th minute of play. When ФК КрасноДАР's Marat Leonov in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Vershina ESPN's goalie prevented a goal. When Danylo Biloshapka fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Vershina ESPN's protests and gave Danylo Biloshapka a yellow card for diving instead. Danylo Biloshapka hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Marat Leonov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Gordya having to interfere. Arkadiy Averchenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arkadiy Averchenko was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, ФК КрасноДАР's Arkadiy Averchenko ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Artem Gordya. Artem Gordya yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Artem Gordya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arkadiy Averchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute FC Vershina ESPN were awarded a corner. Danylo Biloshapka went to the cornerflag to take it. FC Vershina ESPN's Danylo Biloshapka was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pavel Ronin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, ФК КрасноДАР's Arkadiy Averchenko got a free kick in the 68th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as ФК КрасноДАР's Arkadiy Averchenko slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Artem Gordya. That made the score 0-4 after 72 minutes of play. Artem Gordya was a little too slow when Arkadiy Averchenko got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 0-5. Ivan Lysytsjkyi hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marat Leonov in the 83rd minute of play. Artem Gordya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arkadiy Averchenko in the 84th minute of the match. ФК КрасноДАР's Marat Leonov got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Volodymyr Beletskyi in the 92nd minute of play forced ФК КрасноДАР's goalkeeper Pavel Ronin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ФК КрасноДАР booed when FC Vershina ESPN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danylo Biloshapka didn't get a good kick on the ball. ФК КрасноДАР's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.