U21 World League

El bastion del Oeste
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Celso Chabier made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute Yanislav Plachkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Louis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 6 minutes of play, SPARROWS's Vasko Mirkov made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aurelio Louis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Genko Dankin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Mitxel, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. SPARROWS's Genko Dankin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celso Chabier in the 20th minute of play. 22 minutes into the game, SPARROWS's Vasko Mirkov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aurelio Louis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 26 minutes, Konstantin Shumarov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SPARROWS and the Raker Futbol Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 26 played minutes SPARROWS got a freekick which was hit by Konstantin Shumarov. Desiderio Dalmai, 29 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Georgi Benishev struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Aurelio Louis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SPARROWS. Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Genko Dankin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Georgi Benishev was the one to do the kick off. Raker Futbol Club's Aurelio Louis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Georgi Benishev in the 50th minute of play. SPARROWS's Vasko Mirkov got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 57th minute of the match, Georgi Benishev tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aurelio Louis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Aurelio Louis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasko Mirkov in the 59th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Raker Futbol Club's goalkeeper Aurelio Louis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vasko Mirkov. In the 69th minute, Geronimo Loren made a precise shot to the right of Genko Dankin. SPARROWS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 75th minute Celso Chabier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genko Dankin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Konstantin Shumarov was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 75 minutes had been played. In the 76th match minute, SPARROWS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantin Shumarov to maneuver through the defense. Raker Futbol Club's Geronimo Loren got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 84 minutes into the match, Desiderio Dalmai had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Genko Dankin. SPARROWS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Desiderio Dalmai was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Vasko Mirkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Louis having to interfere. The supporters of SPARROWS booed when Raker Futbol Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jairo Mitxel didn't get a good kick on the ball. SPARROWS were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.