National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Robert Vermorel got the match started through his kick off. Kostyantyn Verteletskyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jules Acquaviva, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Stepan Gudzikevych's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Patxi Béthune read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Ukraine's goalkeeper Kostyantyn Verteletskyi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 15th minute of the match U21 France got a corner. U21 Ukraine's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Robert Vermorel ran over to the corner to take the kick. Yuriy Nayko tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Kostyantyn Verteletskyi. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-1 in the 16th minute. U21 France's Jules Acquaviva got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 23rd minute Robert Vermorel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostyantyn Verteletskyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pylyp Sagaydak's late challenge caught a U21 France's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pylyp Sagaydak helped the player get up and apologised. In the 26th minute of the game Yuriy Nikitenko made a throw-in which Roman Gamayun played forward. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Roman Gamayun managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Ukraine's supporters rose to their feet, but Roman Gamayun was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Patxi Béthune breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kostyantyn Verteletskyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Vermorel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute Jules Acquaviva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostyantyn Verteletskyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The U21 France fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when U21 France's Jules Acquaviva looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 42nd minute, Jules Acquaviva made a precise shot to the right of Kostyantyn Verteletskyi. U21 Ukraine's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Artur Chupryna stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Ukraine's goalkeeper Kostyantyn Verteletskyi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Robert Vermorel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yaroslav Masnyi hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After 60 played minutes U21 Ukraine got a freekick which was hit by Yaroslav Masnyi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Vermorel in the 64th minute of play forced U21 Ukraine's goalkeeper Kostyantyn Verteletskyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kostyantyn Verteletskyi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Robert Vermorel went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. In the 67th match minute, U21 Ukraine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Chupryna to maneuver through the defense. Jules Acquaviva's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kostyantyn Verteletskyi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. U21 France's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Robert Vermorel in the 73rd minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of U21 Ukraine's goalie and right to Jules Acquaviva. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. U21 Ukraine's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Patxi Béthune showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stepan Gudzikevych, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 92 minutes into the game, Robert Vermorel recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kostyantyn Verteletskyi. Robert Vermorel showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. U21 France had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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