U18 World League

Anastas Chohadzhiev
Spectators: 8480 (Terracing: 6361, Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Toni Nenchev took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of DARAS booed when Soroca F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herminio Quirze didn't get a good kick on the ball. Angel Rubio acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 3rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Nano Mitrashkov. 6 minutes into the match, Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Angel Rubio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Toni Nenchev. Angel Rubio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzo Ivanov in the 11th minute of play. With a little luck, Soroca F.C.'s Angel Rubio got control of the ball when Toni Nenchev tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Soroca F.C.'s zone, Gonzo Ivanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Angel Rubio came out of the goal and Gonzo Ivanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, DARAS's Iliya Kasabov got a free kick in the 18th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Toni Nenchev got free with Angel Rubio in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Toni Nenchev's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Angel Rubio firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to Soroca F.C. getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Ildefonso Lizbeth hit a great ball. When Gonzo Ivanov came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the DARAS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gonzo Ivanov couldn't finish the play. Soroca F.C.'s Angel Rubio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzo Ivanov in the 34th minute of play. The supporters of DARAS booed when Soroca F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeronimo Obeko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Angel Rubio made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Toni Nenchev sent off a good shot on target. In the 43rd minute Gonzo Ivanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angel Rubio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toni Nenchev took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Angel Rubio. Angel Rubio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nicklas Füllkrug to strike the kick off in the second half. Angel Rubio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzo Ivanov in the 51st minute of play. Angel Rubio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Nenchev in the 54th minute of the match. After 54 minutes of play, DARAS's Toni Nenchev made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Angel Rubio was left in no man's land by his defense there! DARAS's Paolo Rossi was substituted for Toni Nenchev. After 64 minutes Soroca F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nano Mitrashkov who took care of the corner kick. Soroca F.C.'s Faustino Weterio was substituted for Silverio Delfino. Angel Rubio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paolo Rossi in the 75th minute of play. If Uriel Precioso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to DARAS getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Paolo Rossi hit a great ball. Faustino Weterio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vute Baliev having to interfere. After 84 minutes of play, DARAS's Paolo Rossi made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Angel Rubio was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Soroca F.C.'s zone, Paolo Rossi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Angel Rubio came out of the goal and Paolo Rossi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 92 minutes into the match, Soroca F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gonzo Ivanov came free, but Angel Rubio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. DARAS were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Soroca F.C. for a fine match.