U23 World League

Dnipro-Arena
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ivan Lysytsjkyi kicked off to start the match. Artem Gordya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Björn Lövskog, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. An unexpected shot in the 5th minute by Ivan Lysytsjkyi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Björn Lövskog fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hockeysnubbarnas BK's protests and gave Björn Lövskog a yellow card for diving instead. After 9 played minutes Hockeysnubbarnas BK got a freekick which was hit by Björn Lövskog. In the 11th minute, Lennart Beckeman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 12 minutes, Ivan Lysytsjkyi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Vershina ESPN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ivan Lysytsjkyi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With 14 minutes on the clock, Lennart Beckeman commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 21st minute of the game. One of FC Vershina ESPN:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Hockeysnubbarnas BK:s goal. In the 23rd minute, Björn Lövskog 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, 0-1. In the 25th match minute, Hockeysnubbarnas BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Jakobsson to maneuver through the defense. Danylo Biloshapka charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danylo Biloshapka the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC Vershina ESPN's Danylo Biloshapka got a free kick in the 29th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, Måns Forsberg successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andréas Ek during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mykhaylo Varyvoda got free with Måns Forsberg in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to FC Vershina ESPN getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Volodymyr Beletskyi hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the game, Borys Turetskyi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Vershina ESPN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hockeysnubbarnas BK the free kick. Borys Turetskyi kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Björn Lövskog was the one to do the kick off. Borys Turetskyi got his second yellow card in the match during the 54th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Hockeysnubbarnas BK booed when FC Vershina ESPN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Borys Turetskyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Hockeysnubbarnas BK getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Wictor Holmgren hit a great ball. Ivan Lysytsjkyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Måns Forsberg having to interfere. Björn Lövskog received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Artem Gordya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Danylo Biloshapka kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. FC Vershina ESPN's Taras Ovsienko got his second yellow card of the match in the 81st minute. The referee ordered Taras Ovsienko off the ground. In the 82nd match minute, FC Vershina ESPN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Taras Ovsienko to maneuver through the defense.