Friendly League

Subaru Park
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Philadelphia Union FC's Myroslav Zanevskyi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 7 minutes of play, Philadelphia Union FC's Myroslav Zanevskyi made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sacha York was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dmytro Zhak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Blowman in the 11th minute of the match. After 26 minutes, Myroslav Zanevskyi made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Watchet's Sacha York tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Tymur Drabenyuk hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute Jasper Morning shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmytro Zhak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Watchet's Sacha York got control of the ball when Myroslav Zanevskyi tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Artem Skomorokha during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 44 minutes into the game, Buster Browne was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Watchet's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Philadelphia Union FC the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in Watchet's zone, Myroslav Zanevskyi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sacha York came out of the goal and Myroslav Zanevskyi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47th minute Nathanial Alcock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmytro Zhak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roger Blowman to make the kick off. Philadelphia Union FC's Artem Skomorokha got his second yellow card of the match in the 51st minute. The referee ordered Artem Skomorokha off the ground. In the 51st minute, Artem Skomorokha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 56 minutes into the match, Humberto Saron had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sacha York. Watchet's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Humberto Saron was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. 60 minutes into the game, Myroslav Zanevskyi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Sacha York was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Philadelphia Union FC made a substitution. Denys Karmalita replaced Humberto Saron. In the 64th minute Myroslav Zanevskyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sacha York saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65thth minute of the game Myroslav Zanevskyi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Watchet's Sacha York was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Philadelphia Union FC's goalkeeper Dmytro Zhak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jasper Morning. The audience was convinced that Myroslav Zanevskyi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sacha York was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. If Myroslav Zanevskyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Watchet's zone, Myroslav Zanevskyi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sacha York came out of the goal and Myroslav Zanevskyi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 81st minute Tobiasz Lichorobiec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sacha York saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 82 minutes, Denys Karmalita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Philadelphia Union FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Denys Karmalita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Watchet's Sacha York played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Myroslav Zanevskyi in the 84th minute of play. Dmytro Zhak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jasper Morning in the 88th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Watchet's zone, Denys Karmalita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sacha York came out of the goal and Denys Karmalita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Myroslav Zanevskyi in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sacha York saved Watchet from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Myroslav Zanevskyi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sacha York was relentless in the 95th minute of the game.