World League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Iliyan Bolashikov made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute of the match 武 太史慈 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marin Hodzhov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Marin Hodzhov came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Tapa Athlétic™'s Gheorghiţă Hagi. But to his dismay, Gheorghiţă Hagi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Marin Hodzhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gheorghiţă Hagi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Mugurel Chiriloaie sped through Blue Power's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marin Hodzhov. 16 minutes into the match, Blue Power's goal looked a bit too open when Kalju Palk came free, but Marin Hodzhov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Blue Power defense, Vahur Nirk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marin Hodzhov. The Blue Power fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marin Hodzhov should have stopped the shot. Mugurel Chiriloaie took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marin Hodzhov. Marin Hodzhov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. 38 minutes into the match, Mugurel Chiriloaie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marin Hodzhov. Blue Power's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mugurel Chiriloaie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-10. After 43 minutes of play, Tapa Athlétic™'s Vahur Nirk made it 0-11 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marin Hodzhov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vahur Nirk took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marin Hodzhov. Marin Hodzhov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-12. Disappointed in the 0-12 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mugurel Chiriloaie made a kick off. 0-13 became the score in the 53rd minute when Vahur Nirk elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 58 minutes into the game, Mugurel Chiriloaie cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-14. Marin Hodzhov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 63 minutes of play, Tapa Athlétic™'s Mugurel Chiriloaie made it 0-15 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marin Hodzhov was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Blue Power's goalkeeper Marin Hodzhov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 68 minutes into the match, Blue Power's goalkeeper Marin Hodzhov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gheorghiţă Hagi. In the 72nd match minute, Blue Power was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Strahil Radevski to maneuver through the defense. Marin Hodzhov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mugurel Chiriloaie in the 73rd minute of play. Milcho Belemezov kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mugurel Chiriloaie got free with Marin Hodzhov in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 76 minutes of play, Tapa Athlétic™'s Kalju Palk made it 0-16 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marin Hodzhov was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Tapa Athlétic™'s Vahur Nirk slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marin Hodzhov. That made the score 0-17 after 79 minutes of play. Marin Hodzhov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mugurel Chiriloaie in the 84th minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Tapa Athlétic™'s Vahur Nirk dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-18. Marin Hodzhov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gheorghiţă Hagi in the 89th minute. Milcho Belemezov's late challenge caught a Tapa Athlétic™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Milcho Belemezov helped the player get up and apologised. Milcho Belemezov hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Vahur Nirk took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marin Hodzhov. Marin Hodzhov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-20. Tapa Athlétic™'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.