World League

Anastas Chohadzhiev
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leo Crespo started the match with the kick off. Vinnie Jones received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Marcelinho Rocha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute Leo Crespo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matey Trashliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to DARAS getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Gergin Bogoev hit a great ball. Jr Familia Campos FC's Marcelinho Rocha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Jr Familia Campos FC from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, DARAS's Nedyalko Berberov got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 32nd minute Leo Crespo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matey Trashliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute, Gonzo Ivanov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcelinho Rocha. The goal made the score 1-1. Matey Trashliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Crespo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute Gonzo Ivanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelinho Rocha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Gonzo Ivanov made the kick off in the second half. Matey Trashliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Crespo in the 53rd minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Adhemar Quadros in the 55th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by DARAS's Gergin Bogoev. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzo Ivanov in the 55th minute of play forced Jr Familia Campos FC's goalkeeper Marcelinho Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Gonzo Ivanov fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DARAS's protests and gave Gonzo Ivanov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 58th match minute, DARAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonzo Ivanov to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st match minute, DARAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gergin Bogoev to maneuver through the defense. Jr Familia Campos FC's Adhemar Quadros managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Matey Shumanski in the 66 minute of the game. Marcelinho Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonzo Ivanov in the 69th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Matey Shumanski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Abel Leme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute, Gonzo Ivanov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcelinho Rocha was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzo Ivanov in the 86th minute of play forced Jr Familia Campos FC's goalkeeper Marcelinho Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iliya Kasabov in the 87th minute of play forced Jr Familia Campos FC's goalkeeper Marcelinho Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Jr Familia Campos FC's goalie and right to Gonzo Ivanov. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Jr Familia Campos FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. DARAS's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.