U23 World League

Zhelezna
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cauã Barreto got the match started through his kick off. Cauã Barreto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 14th match minute, Wambalamba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jardel Loureiro to maneuver through the defense. FC Zhelezna's Atanas Tatarski got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 22 minutes into the match, Wambalamba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Atanas Tatarski came free, but Amauri Aparecido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benislav Paziyski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Amauri Aparecido managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when FC Zhelezna's Benislav Paziyski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Rayko Karandzhulov kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Atanas Tatarski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atanas Tatarski in the 41st minute of play forced Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper Amauri Aparecido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amauri Aparecido was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Benislav Paziyski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 42 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Atanas Tatarski to strike the kick off in the second half. Atanas Tatarski might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Amauri Aparecido. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Atanas Tatarski ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Murilo Soares in the 55th minute of play forced FC Zhelezna's goalkeeper Milyo Gelovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benislav Paziyski kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Amauri Aparecido took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atanas Tatarski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Zhelezna's Benislav Paziyski got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Wambalamba FC booed when FC Zhelezna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toshko Yahlev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benislav Paziyski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Amauri Aparecido stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benislav Paziyski's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. If Dário Diniz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 82nd minute of the game. One of Wambalamba FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Zhelezna:s goal. In the 88th minute, João Paulo Dantas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benislav Paziyski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Amauri Aparecido tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91st match minute, FC Zhelezna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marko Saparevski to maneuver through the defense. After 93 minutes, Toshko Yahlev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Zhelezna and the Wambalamba FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Toshko Yahlev hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Zhelezna fans cheered their team off the field, for while Wambalamba FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.