U23 World League

La Caldera Albirroja
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Song Yao Jie took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Song Yao Jie left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Kolos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 8th minute Yakiv Chyzhevskyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidoro Vitin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isidoro Vitin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gavrylo Bobal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Roman Cresencio came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Firmat Foot Ball Club 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 Roman Cresencio couldn't finish the play. Roman Cresencio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Valeriy Smalko made a huge save. Valeriy Smalko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Hanni, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Dmytro Kulakovskyi's late challenge caught a Firmat Foot Ball Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dmytro Kulakovskyi helped the player get up and apologised. After 25 played minutes FC Kolos got a freekick which was hit by Dmytro Kulakovskyi. Isidoro Vitin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yakiv Chyzhevskyi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavrylo Bobal in the 31st minute of play forced Firmat Foot Ball Club's goalkeeper Isidoro Vitin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yakiv Chyzhevskyi struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Isidoro Vitin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Kolos. Roman Cresencio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valeriy Smalko having to interfere. Gavrylo Bobal's late challenge caught a Firmat Foot Ball Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gavrylo Bobal helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th match minute, FC Kolos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gavrylo Bobal to maneuver through the defense. Song Yao Jie hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, German Seme managed to get in a good position for a shot. Firmat Foot Ball Club's supporters rose to their feet, but German Seme was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valeriy Smalko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. German Seme struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Valeriy Smalko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Firmat Foot Ball Club. In the 45th minute, Song Yao Jie ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Isidoro Vitin was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when German Seme made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yakiv Chyzhevskyi in the 51st minute of play forced Firmat Foot Ball Club's goalkeeper Isidoro Vitin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the match, FC Kolos's goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Iztal came free, but Valeriy Smalko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gavrylo Bobal in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Isidoro Vitin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Valeriy Smalko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Cresencio, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Firmat Foot Ball Club's Isidoro Vitin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Firmat Foot Ball Club from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Gavrylo Bobal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Isidoro Vitin. That made the score 2-3 in the 66 minute of play. The audience was convinced that German Seme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valeriy Smalko was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. After 73 played minutes, Firmat Foot Ball Club's Ariel Txurio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Valeriy Smalko came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Firmat Foot Ball Club reached it. Valeriy Smalko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismael Iztal in the 75th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling German Seme in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valeriy Smalko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Valeriy Smalko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismael Iztal in the 83rd minute of play. Roman Cresencio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Valentyn Buchko hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Valeriy Smalko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Cresencio, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. FC Kolos's Valeriy Smalko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by German Seme in the 94th minute of play. A collision led to FC Kolos getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Dmytro Kulakovskyi hit a great ball. Firmat Foot Ball Club succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though FC Kolos had controlled the match.