U23 World League

APSHA ARENA
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aristide Pupăzan took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Svyatoslav Chayka fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C. SPERANTZA's protests and gave Svyatoslav Chayka a yellow card for diving instead. In the 2nd match minute, F.C. SPERANTZA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Svyatoslav Chayka to maneuver through the defense. Nazar Gerasymenko kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. A collision led to F.C. SPERANTZA getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Gennadiy Prokopovych hit a great ball. After 8 played minutes, Stiinta-Univ.'s Horaţiu Corduneanu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dmytro Mykulyak 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 Stiinta-Univ. reached it. Dmytro Mykulyak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Irinel Itoafă in the 12th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, F.C. SPERANTZA's Arkhyp Pyatov got a free kick in the 13th minute. When Cazimir Pânzaru came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Stiinta-Univ. 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 Cazimir Pânzaru couldn't finish the play. F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aristide Pupăzan in the 18th minute of play. After a rather tough play, F.C. SPERANTZA's Arkhyp Pyatov got a free kick in the 19th minute. After some careless play in the F.C. SPERANTZA defense, Cazimir Pânzaru kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dmytro Mykulyak. The F.C. SPERANTZA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dmytro Mykulyak should have stopped the shot. Denis Ghee showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Bagnyuk in the 27th minute of the match. After 27 minutes of play, F.C. SPERANTZA's Marko Bagnyuk made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Denis Ghee was left in no man's land by his defense there! Denis Ghee made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Marko Bagnyuk sent off a good shot on target. Dmytro Mykulyak came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Stiinta-Univ.'s Cazimir Pânzaru. But to his dismay, Cazimir Pânzaru quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The supporters of Stiinta-Univ. booed when F.C. SPERANTZA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Svyatoslav Chayka didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Aristide Pupăzan notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak. Dmytro Mykulyak was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Stiinta-Univ.'s Denis Ghee played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marko Bagnyuk in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marko Bagnyuk made a kick off. In the 51st match minute, Stiinta-Univ. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Horaţiu Corduneanu to maneuver through the defense. F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aristide Pupăzan in the 60th minute of play. Irinel Itoafă charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Irinel Itoafă the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 65 minutes into the match, F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper Dmytro Mykulyak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cazimir Pânzaru. In the 66thth minute of the game Aristide Pupăzan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marko Bagnyuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Denis Ghee tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Cazimir Pânzaru put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Dmytro Mykulyak. With a little luck, F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak got control of the ball when Cazimir Pânzaru tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Stiinta-Univ.'s Horaţiu Corduneanu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dmytro Mykulyak. That made the score 1-5 after 75 minutes of play. Cazimir Pânzaru's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dmytro Mykulyak firmly grabbed it by the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cazimir Pânzaru in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dmytro Mykulyak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to F.C. SPERANTZA getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Marko Bagnyuk hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristide Pupăzan in the 93rd minute of play forced F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper Dmytro Mykulyak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stiinta-Univ. played a much better game than F.C. SPERANTZA and deserved their victory. The F.C. SPERANTZA players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.