World League

Estadio Teodelina
Spectators: 8422 (Terracing: 6317, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Denimir Tzonkov got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Teodelina FC's zone, Denimir Tzonkov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franko Armani came out of the goal and Denimir Tzonkov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 20th minute, Blagoy Banovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If López Heredia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ruslan Rúklyov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from López Heredia, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 27 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goal looked a bit too open when López Heredia came free, but Ruslan Rúklyov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of VN BAKITO booed when Teodelina FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Siro Porfiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Franko Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denimir Tzonkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, López Heredia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Teodelina FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After having played for 36 minutes, Denimir Tzonkov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VN BAKITO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Denimir Tzonkov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zhu Ning Ning kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Ruslan Rúklyov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from López Heredia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gerasim Berberov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franko Armani having to interfere. In the 42nd minute of the game Sevdalin Evtimov made a throw-in which Denimir Tzonkov played forward. In the 44th minute, Emanuel Mammana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

VN BAKITO's Rusi Plochev was substituted for Isaac Constancio. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when VN BAKITO's Denimir Tzonkov in the 58th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Franko Armani was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Teodelina FC through an amazing save. Blagoy Banovski made a great header on VN BAKITO's corner, it was just that Teodelina FC's Franko Armani managed to reach the ball for a save. Gerasim Berberov struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Franko Armani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VN BAKITO. Teodelina FC made a substitution. Ernest Gascoin replaced Fernando Redondo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rusi Plochev in the 67th minute of play forced Teodelina FC's goalkeeper Franko Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franko Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denimir Tzonkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 80th minute, Flavinho Pires hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Hilario Galo came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Teodelina FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hilario Galo couldn't finish the play. Franko Armani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Denimir Tzonkov in the 87th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Teodelina FC's goalkeeper Franko Armani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerasim Berberov. A hard shot 93 in the game by Denimir Tzonkov from a close distance when the talented Franko Armani managed to make a qualified save. Teodelina FC's players were relieved. The supporters of VN BAKITO booed when Teodelina FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Siro Porfiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Teodelina FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.