World League

Fauna Utd Arena
Spectators: 8023 (Terracing: 6019, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yuri Portugal started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Yuri Portugal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilko Timov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the game, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Eloi Ocomardia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Radamel Hendrickx made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Yuri Portugal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lilko Timov. That made the score 1-1 in the 12 minute of play. Unai Sócrates came free with the goalkeeper in the 15th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Lilko Timov could save by the left post. Radamel Hendrickx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afşar Şahan in the 17th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Fauna Utd's Unai Sócrates sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lilko Timov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lilko Timov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodoro Esquipula in the 22nd minute of play. Radamel Hendrickx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eloi Ocomardia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Lilko Timov got control of the ball when Pieterjan Anteunis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Radamel Hendrickx stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rostislav Sitarski's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Lilko Timov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 34 minutes into the match, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goal looked a bit too open when Yuri Portugal came free, but Lilko Timov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Eloi Ocomardia in the 36th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Fauna Utd's Teodoro Esquipula. Unai Sócrates received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Lilko Timov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Lilko Timov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yuri Portugal. Lilko Timov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuri Portugal in the 45th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pieterjan Anteunis got free with Lilko Timov in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ayoub Adel charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ayoub Adel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ayoub Adel kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

53 minutes into the match, Fauna Utd's goalkeeper Radamel Hendrickx had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Qiao Qing Ying. Lilko Timov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuri Portugal, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Yuri Portugal scored 2-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lilko Timov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 73 minutes into the match, Fauna Utd's goalkeeper Radamel Hendrickx had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marian Todorov. 76 minutes into the match, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goal looked a bit too open when Yuri Portugal came free, but Lilko Timov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 80 minutes VN SOKOLI-VARNA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was 董文鹰 who took care of the corner kick. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Lilko Timov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuri Portugal in the 83rd minute of play. In the 87th minute Pieterjan Anteunis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilko Timov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lilko Timov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuri Portugal in the 93rd minute of play. With 94 minutes on the clock, Avram Octavian commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 93rd minute of the game. One of VN SOKOLI-VARNA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Fauna Utd:s goal. VN SOKOLI-VARNA:s Lilko Timov showed great skill when he stopped Yuri Portugal:s penalty. 97 minutes into the match, Yuri Portugal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lilko Timov. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yuri Portugal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Fauna Utd had played much better football throughout.