U23 World League

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 80) Orest Syvukha hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Iulian Pordea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Ostap Barylko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute, Gennadiy Datsenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ostap Barylko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petruț Alecu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ostap Barylko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iulian Pordea in the 20th minute of the match. The Owls's Francisc Firoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gennadiy Datsenko in the 23rd minute of play. In the 26th minute, Valentin Ursulescu made a precise shot to the right of Ostap Barylko. Real Madryt's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. If Petruț Alecu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Anton Kushka came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Real Madryt 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 Anton Kushka couldn't finish the play. In the 43rd match minute, The Owls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduard Bitănescu to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, The Owls's Francisc Firoiu got control of the ball when Vitaliy Shulga tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Real Madryt players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The Owls were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gennadiy Datsenko was the one to do the kick off. Anton Kushka kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. After some careless play in the The Owls defense, Anton Kushka kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Francisc Firoiu. The The Owls fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Francisc Firoiu should have stopped the shot. Marin Alucai's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ostap Barylko firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ostap Barylko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iulian Pordea in the 58th minute of play. Ostap Barylko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iulian Pordea in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Kushka in the 67th minute of play forced The Owls's goalkeeper Francisc Firoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Real Madryt getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Kostyantyn Bidnyj hit a great ball. In the 71st minute, Kostyantyn Bidnyj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marin Alucai got free with Ostap Barylko in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ostap Barylko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marin Alucai in the 78th minute. After taking down the ball on The Owls's corner Petruț Alecu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ostap Barylko quite easily take care of the ball. Anton Kushka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 92nd minute, Vyacheslav Dorosh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was beautiful to see The Owls's Petruț Alecu in action when he in the 94th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! 96 minutes into the match, Iulian Pordea notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Real Madryt's Ostap Barylko. Ostap Barylko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. The Owls had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.