U18 World League

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 8429 (Terracing: 6323, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) DARAS's Toni Nenchev 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 4th minute, Gonzo Ivanov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DARAS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 7th minute, Cléber Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Afonso Maciel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vute Baliev was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Vute Baliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Baiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when DARAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonzo Ivanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Afonso Maciel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as ITAFUT 4EVER's Afonso Maciel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vute Baliev. That made the score 1-1 after 21 minutes of play. In the 26th minute, ITAFUT 4EVER's Afonso Maciel ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vute Baliev. Vute Baliev yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Nano Mitrashkov charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nano Mitrashkov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of DARAS booed when ITAFUT 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Renatinho Urbano didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in ITAFUT 4EVER's zone, Volodya Biradzhiev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emerson Leão came out of the goal and Volodya Biradzhiev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Iliya Kasabov kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Beto Viana sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Vute Baliev threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Beto Viana this time. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iliya Kasabov during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 39 played minutes DARAS got a freekick which was hit by Iliya Kasabov. In the 42ndth minute of the game Gonzo Ivanov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ITAFUT 4EVER's Emerson Leão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 44 minutes into the game, Léo Velasco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ITAFUT 4EVER's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DARAS the free kick. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Léo Velasco hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The supporters of DARAS booed when ITAFUT 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Estevez Palmeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Estevez Palmeira hit a great ball. Emerson Leão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Toni Nenchev in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzo Ivanov in the 64th minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Emerson Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When DARAS's Gonzo Ivanov in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ITAFUT 4EVER's goalie prevented a goal. 72 minutes into the game, Gonzo Ivanov lined in a short shot 2-2 behind a frustrated Emerson Leão. After a defensive mix-up in DARAS's zone, Edgar Baiano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vute Baliev came out of the goal and Edgar Baiano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Léo Velasco kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Gonzo Ivanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emerson Leão having to interfere. Paolo Rossi had several of the ITAFUT 4EVER's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 92 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-3 score and a disappointed Emerson Leão as he didn't even see the shot coming.