U21 World League

Spartak Varna
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emanuil Rokanov started the match with the kick off. Milan Karaleev's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 5thth minute, Bertin Ramiréz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Emanuil Rokanov fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VN BAKITO's protests and gave Emanuil Rokanov a yellow card for diving instead. Emanuil Rokanov hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. VN BAKITO's Stavri Minovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apoena Mondejar in the 8th minute of play. With a little luck, Los kyes's Bertin Ramiréz got control of the ball when Milan Karaleev tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 10th minute, Blasi Aranzubia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the match, Los kyes's goalkeeper Bertin Ramiréz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emanuil Rokanov. Bertin Ramiréz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Milan Karaleev in the 17th minute of the match. Presiyan Bankov charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Presiyan Bankov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tervel Litov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tervel Litov during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bertin Ramiréz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tervel Litov in the 30th minute of play. Stoyadin Axentiev kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. If Nacho Canturri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Los kyes defense, Emanuil Rokanov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bertin Ramiréz. The Los kyes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bertin Ramiréz should have stopped the shot. Emanuil Rokanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bertin Ramiréz having to interfere. After a rather tough play, VN BAKITO's Geno Boykov got a free kick in the 46th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nacho Canturri to make the kick off. Dimcho Mitzov hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After having played for 60 minutes, Isidor Zubizarreta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los kyes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isidor Zubizarreta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 63rd minute, VN BAKITO's Presiyan Bankov seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Presiyan Bankov the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of VN BAKITO protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Presiyan Bankov had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 66 minutes into the match, Emanuil Rokanov notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Los kyes's Bertin Ramiréz. Bertin Ramiréz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 74 minutes of play, VN BAKITO's Emanuil Rokanov made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bertin Ramiréz was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, VN BAKITO's Dimcho Mitzov got a free kick in the 77th minute. Stavri Minovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidor Zubizarreta, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. When Nacho Canturri fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los kyes's protests and gave Nacho Canturri a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Los kyes's Nacho Canturri got a free kick in the 80th minute. Bertin Ramiréz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arso Spirov, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Bertin Ramiréz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuil Rokanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emanuil Rokanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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. VN BAKITO fully deserved thier win.