U18 World League

Zhelezna
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benedito Cardozo started the match with the kick off. Tervel Royachki took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fernando Lara. Fernando Lara dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Fernando Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radul Gornishki, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The goalkeeper, Fernando Lara, was totally fooled by FC Zhelezna's Radul Gornishki, who 8 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Tervel Royachki struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Fernando Lara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Zhelezna. 12 minutes into the game, Teodosi Diamandiev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Zhelezna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Matungo Gaúcho the free kick. In the 12th minute, Teodosi Diamandiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marko Saparevski during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 26th match minute, FC Zhelezna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marko Saparevski to maneuver through the defense. In the 31st match minute, Matungo Gaúcho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrézinho Oliveira to maneuver through the defense. After 33 played minutes Benislav Paziyski rounded Matungo Gaúcho's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 4-0. Tervel Royachki did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 5-0 to the left of a surprised Fernando Lara 37 minutes into the match. Fernando Lara made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Tervel Royachki sent off a good shot on target. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

After 51 played minutes FC Zhelezna got a freekick which was hit by Teodosi Diamandiev. After a rather tough play, FC Zhelezna's Tervel Royachki got a free kick in the 54th minute. Fernando Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tervel Royachki, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. When Teodosi Diamandiev came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the FC Zhelezna 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 Teodosi Diamandiev couldn't finish the play. The supporters of FC Zhelezna booed when Matungo Gaúcho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Ferraz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Matungo Gaúcho's Fernando Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benislav Paziyski in the 63rd minute of play. When Mihail Kapanov came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the FC Zhelezna 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 Mihail Kapanov couldn't finish the play. Tervel Royachki took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fernando Lara. Fernando Lara dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Paulo Ferraz made in the 73rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Miguel de Andrade. In the 74th minute Miguel de Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niki Pironkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matungo Gaúcho's Fernando Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benislav Paziyski in the 78th minute of play. Yavor Lipchev's late challenge caught a Matungo Gaúcho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yavor Lipchev helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th minute, Yavor Lipchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by José Maria Loyola in the 81st minute really tested Niki Pironkov'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. Fernando Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tervel Royachki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matungo Gaúcho's Fernando Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tervel Royachki in the 85th minute of play. In the 89th minute Tervel Royachki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Benislav Paziyski notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Matungo Gaúcho's Fernando Lara. Fernando Lara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Zhelezna had won after a very even match.