U23 World League

Spartak Varna
Spectators: 7785 (Terracing: 5840, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomás Angel made the kick off which started today's match. Stavri Minovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Angel in the 4th minute of the match. After 4 played minutes VN BAKITO got a freekick which was hit by Vitomir Konovski. In the 6th match minute, VN BAKITO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bogomil Somov to maneuver through the defense. Stanyo Blagiev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Lev Yashin made a huge save. 8 minutes into the match, Stanyo Blagiev dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lev Yashin, 1-0. Tomás Angel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bogomil Somov got his second yellow card in the match during the 14th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 14 played minutes VN BAKITO got a freekick which was hit by Bogomil Somov. After 15 played minutes, Conjunto Paisa's Freddy Roig shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Stavri Minovski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Conjunto Paisa reached it. Stavri Minovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás Angel, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Vitomir Konovski kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by 董棋鹰 in the 34th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by VN BAKITO's Vitomir Konovski. VN BAKITO's Stavri Minovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddy Roig in the 36th minute of play. When Vitomir Konovski fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VN BAKITO's protests and gave Vitomir Konovski a yellow card for diving instead. With a little luck, Conjunto Paisa's Lev Yashin got control of the ball when Stanyo Blagiev tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Conjunto Paisa's goalkeeper Lev Yashin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 58 minutes, Bozhko Shtúrkelov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VN BAKITO and the Conjunto Paisa players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to VN BAKITO getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Bozhko Shtúrkelov hit a great ball. Freddy Roig took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Stavri Minovski. VN BAKITO's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Freddy Roig's late challenge caught a VN BAKITO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Freddy Roig helped the player get up and apologised. After 61 played minutes Conjunto Paisa got a freekick which was hit by Freddy Roig. Stanyo Blagiev struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Lev Yashin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VN BAKITO. The crowd rose to their feet as Conjunto Paisa's Freddy Roig slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Stavri Minovski. That made the score 1-2 after 66 minutes of play. 69 minutes into the match, Conjunto Paisa's goal looked a bit too open when Stanyo Blagiev came free, but Lev Yashin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. VN BAKITO's Stavri Minovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddy Roig in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanyo Blagiev in the 72nd minute of play forced Conjunto Paisa's goalkeeper Lev Yashin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Conjunto Paisa fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when Conjunto Paisa's Tomás Angel looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Stavri Minovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fix Zubiaur, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Conjunto Paisa's Freddy Roig slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Stavri Minovski. That made the score 1-4 after 85 minutes of play. Stavri Minovski was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Tomás Angel capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tomás Angel really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. When the match was over Conjunto Paisa could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than VN BAKITO throughout the match.