World League

Castle Mar
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Argon's Mehmet Osman Temizel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christian Servando in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vaklin Kortov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 7 minutes, Bogomil Kandov made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Argon's Felix Enetz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Leon Rexino kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Vaklin Kortov was a little too slow when Christian Servando got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 20th minute. The score was now 2-1. Vihren Shestakov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Felix Enetz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Vaklin Kortov was a little too slow when Christian Servando got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 28th minute. The score was now 3-1. Christian Servando might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vaklin Kortov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christian Servando ran back to his position shaking his head. Zograf FC's Vaklin Kortov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Servando in the 32nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Zograf FC's Ognyan Akov got a free kick in the 34th minute. The long shot by Kennet Sundén in the 35th minute really tested Vaklin Kortov's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When Ladislao Dodorol fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Argon's protests and gave Ladislao Dodorol a yellow card for diving instead. Vancho Zlatev missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 44 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Felix Enetz right hand side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gustaf Svanström made a kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Zograf FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Strahil Ruzhekov to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 54 minutes, Dan Brophy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Argon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dan Brophy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vaklin Kortov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christian Servando went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. 60 minutes into the match, Christian Servando had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vaklin Kortov. Zograf FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christian Servando was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Vaklin Kortov came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Argon's Christian Servando. But to his dismay, Christian Servando quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. 66 minutes into the match, Christian Servando notched a goal, 7-1, to the right of Zograf FC's Vaklin Kortov. Vaklin Kortov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vaklin Kortov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Servando in the 69th minute of play. Christian Servando scored 8-1 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vaklin Kortov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Argon made a substitution. Yaya Toure replaced Christian Servando. Dan Brophy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Zograf FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Ognyan Akov hit a great ball. Strahil Ruzhekov kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Vancho Zlatev made in the 84th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Vihren Shestakov immediately put the ball in play. Dan Brophy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute Yaya Toure shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vaklin Kortov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Yaya Toure came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Argon 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 Yaya Toure couldn't finish the play. Argon walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.