U23 World League

Temida Stadion
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dimitar Famparski took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 11thth minute of the game Trevor John Bailey who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Temida Sf's Andon Túrpomanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 17th minute, Joel Nuñez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dimitar Famparski in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cleto Erramun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 26 minutes into the game, Eustacio Bela threw the ball into play from the sideline. Temida Sf's Rumen Oblakov quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The supporters of Arrecifes booed when Temida Sf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faiz Dhanabalan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andon Túrpomanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvio Victoro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teofilo Bizi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Andon Túrpomanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Temida Sf's zone, Trevor John Bailey stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andon Túrpomanov came out of the goal and Trevor John Bailey tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitar Famparski in the 37th minute of play forced Arrecifes's goalkeeper Cleto Erramun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cleto Erramun made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Dinko Ormandzhiev sent off a good shot on target. Andon Túrpomanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trevor John Bailey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 47 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Trevor John Bailey sped through Temida Sf's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Andon Túrpomanov. The Temida Sf players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Arrecifes were winning 0-1.

If Trevor John Bailey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teofilo Bizi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Temida Sf's Andon Túrpomanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Temida Sf from getting a goal against them. In the 66th minute Arrecifes were awarded a corner. Elvio Victoro went to the cornerflag to take it. Rafail Lozenski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Cleto Erramun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Temida Sf's Iskren Drazhev was substituted for Dimitar Famparski. Andon Túrpomanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trevor John Bailey in the 78th minute of the match. After 78 played minutes Arrecifes got a freekick which was hit by Joel Nuñez. Trevor John Bailey's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andon Túrpomanov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Temida Sf's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Elvio Victoro was slow to take the kick. During this time Arrecifes's players had a chance to rest. Elvio Victoro made a great header on Arrecifes's corner, it was just that Temida Sf's Andon Túrpomanov managed to reach the ball for a save. Trevor John Bailey's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andon Túrpomanov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. Trevor John Bailey might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Andon Túrpomanov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Trevor John Bailey ran back to his position shaking his head. 91 minutes into the match, Temida Sf's goalkeeper Andon Túrpomanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Trevor John Bailey. Cleto Erramun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iskren Drazhev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Trevor John Bailey came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Arrecifes 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 Trevor John Bailey couldn't finish the play. The Arrecifes players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.