U18 League

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Artur Lytvynchuk took the kick off in the first half of the match. FC Draconia's Teo De Kelper got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kristof Van Dessen had several of the FC Galicia Lviv's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 7 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Valentyn Shuga as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 12th minute Artur Lytvynchuk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uwe Nwachukwu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Artur Lytvynchuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Uwe Nwachukwu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teo De Kelper received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Valentyn Shuga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, FC Galicia Lviv's goalkeeper Valentyn Shuga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kristof Van Dessen. In the 29thth minute of the game Kristof Van Dessen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Galicia Lviv's Valentyn Shuga was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Kristof Van Dessen could shoot a difficult shot in the 32nd minute, which Valentyn Shuga however easily saved by the left post. Kristof Van Dessen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 37thth minute, Valentyn Shuga skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The FC Draconia fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when FC Draconia's Kristof Van Dessen 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. FC Galicia Lviv's Valentyn Shuga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save FC Galicia Lviv from getting a goal against them. In the 44th minute, Danylo Bandera made a precise shot to the right of Uwe Nwachukwu. FC Draconia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Kristof Van Dessen made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, FC Galicia Lviv's Vladyslav Tovt got a free kick in the 50th minute. In the 51st minute, Emanuel Van Damme 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. In the 52nd match minute, FC Galicia Lviv was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Svyatoslav Krutyvus to maneuver through the defense. Valentyn Shuga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kristof Van Dessen in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st match minute, FC Draconia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kristof Van Dessen to maneuver through the defense. Uwe Nwachukwu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danylo Bandera in the 65th minute of the match. Valentyn Shuga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teo De Kelper, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kristof Van Dessen in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valentyn Shuga prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Teo De Kelper came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the FC Draconia 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 Teo De Kelper couldn't finish the play. Kristof Van Dessen's late challenge caught a FC Galicia Lviv's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kristof Van Dessen helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of FC Galicia Lviv booed when FC Draconia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kristof Van Dessen didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Artur Lytvynchuk took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Uwe Nwachukwu to make any attempt to save it. When FC Draconia's Kristof Van Dessen in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Galicia Lviv's goalie prevented a goal. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.