U23 World League

Zhelezna
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Niki Pironkov kicked off to start the match. A collision led to FC Zhelezna getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Bozhko Dzhordzhev hit a great ball. 5 minutes into the match, Branco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Niki Pironkov came free, but Wilfredo Manilan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Israel Luken had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Milyo Gelovski. FC Zhelezna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Israel Luken was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Fernando Gabrio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Milyo Gelovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Mariano Magdaleno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 14 minutes into the game, Branco FC's Israel Luken nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Milyo Gelovski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Milyo Gelovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Gabrio in the 23rd minute of the match. Milyo Gelovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Israel Luken in the 25th minute of the match. FC Zhelezna's Milyo Gelovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Gabrio in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, FC Zhelezna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niki Pironkov to maneuver through the defense. In the 44thth minute of the game Fernando Gabrio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Zhelezna's Milyo Gelovski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Branco FC's Siro Dominguez was substituted for Esteve Firman. Branco FC made a substitution. Efrain Venceslao replaced Fernando Gabrio. The wind increased when Efrain Venceslao made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anatoli Semerdzhiev during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Anatoli Semerdzhiev hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. FC Zhelezna's Milyo Gelovski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Zhelezna from getting a goal against them. A collision led to FC Zhelezna getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Bozhko Dzhordzhev hit a great ball. Efrain Venceslao's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Milyo Gelovski skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 57th minute Efrain Venceslao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Milyo Gelovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wilfredo Manilan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niki Pironkov in the 60th minute of play. Branco FC's Efrain Venceslao got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Zhelezna's Anatoli Semerdzhiev got his second yellow card of the match in the 65th minute. The referee ordered Anatoli Semerdzhiev off the ground. The supporters of Branco FC booed when FC Zhelezna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anatoli Semerdzhiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Niki Pironkov fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Zhelezna's protests and gave Niki Pironkov a yellow card for diving instead. Niki Pironkov hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siro Dominguez in the 70th minute of play forced FC Zhelezna's goalkeeper Milyo Gelovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Milyo Gelovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efrain Venceslao in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Bozhko Dzhordzhev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niki Pironkov in the 79th minute of play forced Branco FC's goalkeeper Wilfredo Manilan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute of the match Lyubomir Sharaliyski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wilfredo Manilan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Wilfredo Manilan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niki Pironkov in the 84th minute of the match. Leonides Eriz kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 88th match minute, FC Zhelezna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lyubomir Sharaliyski to maneuver through the defense. Branco FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.