U21 World League

Arena Lady Valkyrie
Spectators: 7572 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alan Gaúcho made the kick off which started today's match. 22 minutes into the match, Myroslav Zanevskyi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Frederico de Salles. Barbie Doll United U23's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Myroslav Zanevskyi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 25th minute Alan Gaúcho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dominic Orcondona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Myroslav Zanevskyi in the 30th minute of play forced Barbie Doll United U23's goalkeeper Frederico de Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st match minute, Barbie Doll United U23 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nelsinho Godoi to maneuver through the defense. Frederico de Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Myroslav Zanevskyi in the 32nd minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Philadelphia Union FC's Myroslav Zanevskyi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frederico de Salles made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Nazariy Boyko kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Carlinhos da Costa might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dominic Orcondona. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlinhos da Costa ran back to his position shaking his head. After the first half Philadelphia Union FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Myroslav Zanevskyi to make the kick off. In the 50th match minute, Philadelphia Union FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lev Voinarovskyi to maneuver through the defense. Philadelphia Union FC's Dominic Orcondona played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedrão Arce in the 54th minute of play. Dominic Orcondona made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedrão Arce in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan Gaúcho in the 61st minute of play forced Philadelphia Union FC's goalkeeper Dominic Orcondona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zézinho Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Philadelphia Union FC made a substitution. Hans Memeti replaced Denys Babak. In the 64th match minute, Barbie Doll United U23 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zézinho Silva to maneuver through the defense. Artem Skomorokha hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Denys Karmalita could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Frederico de Salles however easily saved by the left post. Waldemar de Godoi kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Hans Memeti hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Waldemar de Godoi hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Hans Memeti kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Dominic Orcondona stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedrão Arce's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. A collision led to Philadelphia Union FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Gaudencio Bermudez hit a great ball. Alan Gaúcho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Barbie Doll United U23 manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Philadelphia Union FC to win.