U18 World League

Pandiza
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Cristóvão Maciel started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Slavcho Mandzhukov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 18 minutes into the match, João Pedro Goiano notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of THE CLUB's Filip Kordev. Filip Kordev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 25th minute, Svetozar Popchev fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Sebastião Garcia, passed just outside the right post. 28 minutes into the game, Svetozar Popchev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Sebastião Garcia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Elite™- FC Galácticos's Sebastião Garcia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Elite™- FC Galácticos from getting a goal against them. Svetozar Popchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Garcia having to interfere. João Pedro Xavier kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Ganyo Semerdzhiev got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 36 minutes into the match, Jonas Abreu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Filip Kordev. THE CLUB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonas Abreu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After 39 minutes, Edgard Cavalcante mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Elite™- FC Galácticos and the THE CLUB players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 39 played minutes Elite™- FC Galácticos got a freekick which was hit by Edgard Cavalcante. In the 44th minute Cristóvão Maciel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filip Kordev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Svetozar Popchev was the one to do the kick off. Elite™- FC Galácticos's Sebastião Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svetozar Popchev in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafinha Dante in the 55th minute of play forced THE CLUB's goalkeeper Filip Kordev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of THE CLUB booed when Elite™- FC Galácticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matías Simão didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ganyo Semerdzhiev in the 62nd minute of play forced Elite™- FC Galácticos's goalkeeper Sebastião Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 68 minutes on the clock, Ilko Madzhov commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in THE CLUB fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 67th minute. Penalty! Richard Torres walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Sebastião Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ganyo Semerdzhiev in the 72nd minute of play. A collision led to THE CLUB getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Dimitar Chankov hit a great ball. Filip Kordev acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 75th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Richard Torres. Dimitar Chankov charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dimitar Chankov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dimitar Chankov kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Filip Kordev was a little too slow when Cristóvão Maciel got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 1-3. 85 minutes into the match, Ganyo Semerdzhiev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sebastião Garcia. Elite™- FC Galácticos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ganyo Semerdzhiev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Filip Kordev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rafinha Dante showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 92 minute of play.