U18 World League

MK TRIBUNE
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Iwo Nowak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitomir Stoin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Velko Krutev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Iwo Nowak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valkan Pelov in the 18th minute of play forced Mafia Koniaka's goalkeeper Iwo Nowak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Mafia Koniaka's goal looked a bit too open when Valkan Pelov came free, but Iwo Nowak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Mafia Koniaka's goal looked a bit too open when Vitomir Stoin came free, but Iwo Nowak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jakub Kon during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of VN Ultra Spartak booed when Mafia Koniaka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jakub Kon didn't get a good kick on the ball. 31 minutes into the game, Vitomir Stoin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Iwo Nowak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Velko Krutev might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iwo Nowak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Velko Krutev ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of VN Ultra Spartak booed when Mafia Koniaka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filip Dzierwa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th minute Vitomir Stoin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iwo Nowak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filip Gierasik's late challenge caught a VN Ultra Spartak's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filip Gierasik helped the player get up and apologised. After 45 played minutes Mafia Koniaka got a freekick which was hit by Filip Gierasik. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Spas Tzolovski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Mafia Koniaka's Andrzej Gierasik got a free kick in the 56th minute. Grzegorz Olchawa hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Grzegorz Olchawa kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. The supporters of VN Ultra Spartak booed when Mafia Koniaka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grzegorz Olchawa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valkan Pelov charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valkan Pelov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 64th match minute, VN Ultra Spartak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valkan Pelov to maneuver through the defense. Peycho Bratovanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafal Damaski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute, Spas Tzolovski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Iwo Nowak. The goal made the score 0-2. 72 minutes into the match, Jakub Kon notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of VN Ultra Spartak's Peycho Bratovanov. Peycho Bratovanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Spas Tzolovski kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. The supporters of VN Ultra Spartak booed when Mafia Koniaka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grzegorz Olchawa didn't get a good kick on the ball. VN Ultra Spartak's Peycho Bratovanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Dzierwa in the 80th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Mafia Koniaka's zone, Bocho Zhivankin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iwo Nowak came out of the goal and Bocho Zhivankin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 87 minutes into the match, Mafia Koniaka's goalkeeper Iwo Nowak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Spas Tzolovski. After having played for 92 minutes, Vitomir Stoin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VN Ultra Spartak's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vitomir Stoin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Velko Krutev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iwo Nowak having to interfere. Valkan Pelov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.