APSHA ARENA
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601,
Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nazar Gerasymenko made the kick off which started today's match. Dmytro Mykulyak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javier Acosta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Javier Acosta took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dmytro Mykulyak. Dmytro Mykulyak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Dmytro Mykulyak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Acosta, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 18 minutes into the match, R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's goalkeeper Florentino Franco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonid Sokolyanskyi. 20 minutes into the match, Javier Acosta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dmytro Mykulyak. F.C. SPERANTZA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Javier Acosta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Laureano Natanael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Javier Acosta in the 29th 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. 34 minutes into the match, Laureano Natanael had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dmytro Mykulyak. F.C. SPERANTZA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Laureano Natanael was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. 37 minutes into the game, Javier Acosta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Dmytro Mykulyak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 40th minute, Carolo Nardo made a precise shot to the right of Dmytro Mykulyak. F.C. SPERANTZA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Nazar Gerasymenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florentino Franco having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.
F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save F.C. SPERANTZA from getting a goal against them. In the 55th minute, Carolo Nardo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dmytro Mykulyak was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. In the 60th minute, Javier Acosta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 64 minutes into the game, R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's Javier Acosta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dmytro Mykulyak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Carolo Nardo managed to get in a good position for a shot. R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's supporters rose to their feet, but Carolo Nardo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dmytro Mykulyak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save F.C. SPERANTZA from getting a goal against them. R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's Javier Acosta came free and shot a quick shot against goal 71 minutes in the game, fortunately Dmytro Mykulyak had problems saving as it came toward the left post. After a defensive mix-up in R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's zone, Nazar Gerasymenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florentino Franco came out of the goal and Nazar Gerasymenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dmytro Mykulyak made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Carolo Nardo sent off a good shot on target. In the 77th minute Laureano Natanael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmytro Mykulyak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Florentino Franco came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by F.C. SPERANTZA's Nazar Gerasymenko. But to his dismay, Nazar Gerasymenko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-8. Laureano Natanael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmytro Mykulyak having to interfere. Javier Acosta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Dmytro Mykulyak made a huge save. When Javier Acosta came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И 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 Javier Acosta couldn't finish the play. Laureano Natanael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmytro Mykulyak having to interfere. When R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's Javier Acosta in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C. SPERANTZA's goalie prevented a goal. R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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