World League

Vicente Calderon
Spectators: 7962 (Terracing: 5973, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) Cuatrodeocho's David Batuhin 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. Ni Guang Yong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Batuhin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13thth minute of the game Bennvar Toppinen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Бенковски Тетевен's Ni Guang Yong proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Бенковски Тетевен from getting a goal against them. 18 minutes into the match, Cuatrodeocho's goal looked a bit too open when Aleks Vaskov came free, but Fulgencio Villalcazar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the game, Aleks Vaskov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Fulgencio Villalcazar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fulgencio Villalcazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bennvar Toppinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denílson 慕容 in the 29th minute of play. After 31 minutes Cuatrodeocho's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Francisc Turcu who took care of the corner kick. 31 minutes into the game, Dido Dunchev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Бенковски Тетевен's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cuatrodeocho the free kick. In the 31st minute, Dido Dunchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute Denílson 慕容 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Villalcazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 minutes Cuatrodeocho's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Francisc Turcu who took care of the corner kick. Aleks Vaskov was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aleks Vaskov made a kick off. 59 minutes into the game, Andy Entrena was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cuatrodeocho's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Бенковски Тетевен the free kick. David Batuhin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ni Guang Yong having to make a save. In the 62nd minute David Batuhin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Guang Yong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cuatrodeocho's José Planes was substituted for Sid Wilson. Ni Guang Yong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Batuhin in the 70th minute of play. Adalbert Marenski hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Batuhin in the 73rd minute of play forced Бенковски Тетевен's goalkeeper Ni Guang Yong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute of the match Бенковски Тетевен got a corner. Cuatrodeocho's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Francisc Turcu ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a little luck, Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar got control of the ball when Bennvar Toppinen tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Бенковски Тетевен's Adalbert Marenski got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Бенковски Тетевен's goalkeeper Ni Guang Yong, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cuatrodeocho's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ramiro Oliverio in the 94th minute. The Cuatrodeocho supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Бенковски Тетевен's performance. The match ended with a win for Бенковски Тетевен.