World League

El Templo Tiki
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Lilko Timov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justino Kaxen in the 3rd minute of play. In the 8th minute Sergey Nikiforenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilko Timov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Defensores del Tiki Tiki's goal looked a bit too open when Dido Vanev came free, but Gianluigi Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sergey Nikiforenko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Lilko Timov made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Todorov in the 13th minute of play forced Defensores del Tiki Tiki's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lilko Timov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justino Kaxen in the 15th minute of the match. After 17 minutes VN SOKOLI-VARNA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jesús Martín who took care of the corner kick. Lilko Timov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justino Kaxen in the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st minute Defensores del Tiki Tiki were awarded a corner. Jesús Martín went to the cornerflag to take it. Lilko Timov stood somewhat misplaced when Sergey Nikiforenko came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 23 minute. In the 30th match minute, Defensores del Tiki Tiki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Lucian to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the game, Justino Kaxen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Lilko Timov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gianluigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dido Vanev in the 34th minute of play. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Gianluigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hong Feng Jian in the 36th minute of play. Dario Guillem kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Gianluigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hong Feng Jian, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 40th minute of the match VN SOKOLI-VARNA got a corner. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marian Todorov ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Marian Todorov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gianluigi Buffon quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 52nd minute Justino Kaxen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilko Timov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gianluigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benet Rano, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 62nd minute Justino Kaxen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilko Timov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gianluigi Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benet Rano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Hampus Nordström was substituted for Sergey Nikiforenko. In the 68th minute of the match VN SOKOLI-VARNA got a corner. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marian Todorov ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on VN SOKOLI-VARNA's corner Avram Octavian fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gianluigi Buffon quite easily take care of the ball. Lilko Timov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hampus Nordström, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Hong Feng Jian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Gianluigi Buffon made a huge save. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Gianluigi Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Defensores del Tiki Tiki from getting a goal against them. 77 minutes into the match, Defensores del Tiki Tiki's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hong Feng Jian. After 80 played minutes VN SOKOLI-VARNA got a freekick which was hit by Dido Vanev. Dido Vanev kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hampus Nordström in the 82nd minute of play forced VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Lilko Timov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th match minute, VN SOKOLI-VARNA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benet Rano to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute Hampus Nordström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilko Timov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Defensores del Tiki Tiki getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Victorio Buinton hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the match, Hampus Nordström had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lilko Timov. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hampus Nordström was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Defensores del Tiki Tiki fully deserved thier win.