World League

Spartak Varna
Spectators: 8439 (Terracing: 6330, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) VN BAKITO's Denimir Tzonkov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 11th minute, Blagoy Banovski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nurkan Beycan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After 14 played minutes XL-Azrail Team got a freekick which was hit by Kala Mala. 16 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goal looked a bit too open when 康雄霆 came free, but Ruslan Rúklyov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Onuralp Tun struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Ruslan Rúklyov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for XL-Azrail Team. A throw-in in the 19th minute of the game was made by Vintilă Roşu with 康雄霆 as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 24 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goal looked a bit too open when 康雄霆 came free, but Ruslan Rúklyov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdulvahit Erencan made a great header on XL-Azrail Team's corner, it was just that VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov managed to reach the ball for a save. In the game's 25th minute XL-Azrail Team's Abdulvahit Erencan took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Ruslan Rúklyov and thus the score was 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denimir Tzonkov in the 31st minute of play forced XL-Azrail Team's goalkeeper Nurkan Beycan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 康雄霆 might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ruslan Rúklyov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 康雄霆 ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 34th minute 康雄霆 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Rúklyov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 康雄霆 might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ruslan Rúklyov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 康雄霆 ran back to his position shaking his head. 41 minutes into the match, XL-Azrail Team's goal looked a bit too open when Denimir Tzonkov came free, but Nurkan Beycan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Denimir Tzonkov in the 53rd minute of play forced XL-Azrail Team's goalkeeper Nurkan Beycan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. VN BAKITO's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Blagoy Banovski in the 54th minute. Nurkan Beycan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Denimir Tzonkov went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. XL-Azrail Team made a substitution. Wieland Wipp replaced Onuralp Tun. Ruslan Rúklyov made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Fatih-Sultan Tekke sent off a good shot on target. Nurkan Beycan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rusi Plochev in the 67th minute of the match. XL-Azrail Team's Nurkan Beycan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rusi Plochev in the 81st minute of play. Ruslan Rúklyov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aietes Rigatos in the 83rd minute of play. Nurkan Beycan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerasim Berberov, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Ruslan Rúklyov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aietes Rigatos in the 94th minute of the match. Fatih-Sultan Tekke in the 95thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ruslan Rúklyov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aietes Rigatos in the 96th minute of play. VN BAKITO were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of XL-Azrail Team for a fine match.