U23 World League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luka Modrić started the match with the kick off. Elce Ko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 5 minutes into the game, Elce Ko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marin Hodzhov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marin Hodzhov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luka Modrić in the 8th minute of play. Marin Hodzhov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edgard Quico went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. When Silverio Alonso came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the eDp! Gaming FC 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 Silverio Alonso couldn't finish the play. Genaro Ticho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Marin Hodzhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marin Hodzhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silverio Alonso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, Elce Ko notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Blue Power's Marin Hodzhov. Marin Hodzhov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Elce Ko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marin Hodzhov having to interfere. Marin Hodzhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luka Modrić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Blue Power's Marin Hodzhov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luka Modrić in the 25th minute of play. After some careless play in the Blue Power defense, Luka Modrić kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marin Hodzhov. The Blue Power fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marin Hodzhov should have stopped the shot. In the 31st minute Luka Modrić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marin Hodzhov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marin Hodzhov came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by eDp! Gaming FC's Elce Ko. But to his dismay, Elce Ko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Marin Hodzhov came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by eDp! Gaming FC's Silverio Alonso. But to his dismay, Silverio Alonso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. Luka Modrić took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marin Hodzhov. Marin Hodzhov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8.

In the 53rd minute, eDp! Gaming FC's Silverio Alonso dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-10. 57 minutes into the match, Luka Modrić notched a goal, 0-11, to the right of Blue Power's Marin Hodzhov. Marin Hodzhov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Luka Modrić took a quick shot and it went in 0-12 without a chance for Marin Hodzhov to make any attempt to save it. Marin Hodzhov made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Luka Modrić sent off a good shot on target. Marin Hodzhov was a little too slow when Silverio Alonso got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 0-13. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 0-14 when Luka Modrić sped through Blue Power's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marin Hodzhov. Marin Hodzhov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silverio Alonso in the 72nd minute. Marin Hodzhov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Elce Ko showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-15 in the 73 minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, Silverio Alonso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-16. Marin Hodzhov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Silverio Alonso took a quick shot and it went in 0-17 without a chance for Marin Hodzhov to make any attempt to save it. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Blue Power's goalkeeper Marin Hodzhov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as eDp! Gaming FC's Elce Ko slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marin Hodzhov. That made the score 0-19 after 90 minutes of play. 94 minutes into the match, Luka Modrić dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marin Hodzhov, 0-20.