National Stadium
Spectators: 10305 (Terracing: 7729,
Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) 6 minutes into the match, U21 Belarus's goal looked a bit too open when Lebang Qabi came free, but Svetapolk Virych reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Belarus's defense didn't have a chance, in the 6th minute, when Lebang Qabi scored to the left of an out of position Svetapolk Virych, making the score, 1-0. Rafael Inguana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergey Habovich in the 9th minute of the match. After 12 minutes, Timur Pauliak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Belarus and the U21 South Africa players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 12th match minute, U21 Belarus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timur Pauliak to maneuver through the defense. Rafael Inguana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergey Habovich, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Rafael Inguana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergey Habovich in the 20th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergey Habovich in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rafael Inguana prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Svetaslav Demchenko fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Belarus's protests and gave Svetaslav Demchenko a yellow card for diving instead. In the 24th minute, Svetaslav Demchenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jafta Tshabalala took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Svetapolk Virych. U21 Belarus's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 26th minute, Sergey Habovich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute, Sergey Charnikovich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, U21 Belarus's Svetapolk Virych got control of the ball when Jafta Tshabalala tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Sergey Habovich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rafael Inguana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergey Habovich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Aleksandr Lemesh notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of U21 South Africa's Rafael Inguana. Rafael Inguana was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 41stth minute of the game Lebang Qabi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Belarus's Svetapolk Virych was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sergey Charnikovich charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sergey Charnikovich the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Svetapolk Virych took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lebang Qabi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Aleksandr Lemesh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sergey Habovich struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Rafael Inguana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Belarus.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sergey Habovich was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, U21 Belarus's Sergey Habovich got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute, Jafta Tshabalala left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 South Africa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Jafta Tshabalala struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Svetapolk Virych didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 South Africa. If Sergey Habovich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Belarus's zone, Lebang Qabi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Svetapolk Virych came out of the goal and Lebang Qabi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 63 minutes into the game, Jafta Tshabalala cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Svetapolk Virych was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sergey Habovich struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Rafael Inguana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Belarus. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sergey Habovich got free with Rafael Inguana in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lebang Qabi in the 71st minute of play forced U21 Belarus's goalkeeper Svetapolk Virych to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lebang Qabi in the 75th minute of play forced U21 Belarus's goalkeeper Svetapolk Virych to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U21 South Africa getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Bomikaze Bartlett hit a great ball. Pakhom Garavsky kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. After 79 played minutes, U21 South Africa's Jafta Tshabalala shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Svetapolk Virych 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 U21 South Africa reached it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergey Habovich in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rafael Inguana prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jafta Tshabalala took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Svetapolk Virych. Svetapolk Virych dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lebang Qabi in the 86th minute of play forced U21 Belarus's goalkeeper Svetapolk Virych to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 87 minutes U21 Belarus's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jafta Tshabalala who took care of the corner kick. The corner led U21 South Africa's Jafta Tshabalala to fire away a dangerous shot which Svetapolk Virych despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a rather tough play, U21 South Africa's Leon Inguana got a free kick in the 91st minute. A collision led to U21 Belarus getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Aleksandr Lemesh hit a great ball. Rafael Inguana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Habovich in the 93rd minute of play. U21 Belarus were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after U21 South Africa's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sergey Habovich took the corner. U21 South Africa's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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