U21 World League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) Yordan Kúrpachev made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, Gil Godoi 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. When Gil Godoi fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PGE FC's protests and gave Gil Godoi a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to PGE FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Gil Godoi hit a great ball. After having played for 8 minutes, Yordan Kúrpachev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Laziali's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yordan Kúrpachev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Laziali's Nikola Drinov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gil Godoi in the 10th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Laziali's goal looked a bit too open when Victoriano Teofilio came free, but Nikola Drinov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Doncho Tzvetkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, PGE FC's Epifanio Guillelmus got a free kick in the 25th minute. PGE FC's Alberto Diagur proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save PGE FC from getting a goal against them. Nikola Drinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guillermo Eguen in the 29th minute of play. Nikola Drinov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victoriano Teofilio, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Leonard Corcoveanu kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Victoriano Teofilio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Naum Mentov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Alberto Diagur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 61 minutes into the match, Laziali's goal looked a bit too open when Gil Godoi came free, but Nikola Drinov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Doncho Tzvetkov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Laziali fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victoriano Teofilio in the 71st minute of play forced Laziali's goalkeeper Nikola Drinov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guillermo Eguen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Nikola Drinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th minute Guillermo Eguen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikola Drinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Guillermo Eguen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mauro Odon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Nikola Drinov made a huge save. The Laziali support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.