U18 World League

CASTROMIL FC Stadium
Spectators: 8105 (Terracing: 6080, Seating: 1864, VIP seats: 161) Svetozar Popchev made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, THE CLUB's Svetozar Mavrodiev got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the last second Danail Mladzhov throw himself and got hold of the ball when Teófilo Pádua in the 6thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Danail Mladzhov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teófilo Pádua, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After 11 played minutes THE CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Slavcho Mandzhukov. In the 11th minute of the match Virgílio Anjos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Danail Mladzhov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Slavcho Mandzhukov came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the THE CLUB 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 Slavcho Mandzhukov couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's zone, Svetozar Popchev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabrício Marques came out of the goal and Svetozar Popchev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Danail Mladzhov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teófilo Pádua in the 35th minute of the match. Danail Mladzhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teófilo Pádua, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Danail Mladzhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teófilo Pádua, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the match, Teófilo Pádua dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Danail Mladzhov, 1-1. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teófilo Pádua to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, THE CLUB's Ganyo Semerdzhiev got a free kick in the 51st minute. Horácio Carrasqueira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 51st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Danail Mladzhov. THE CLUB's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 58thth minute of the game Alexandre Veríssimo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but THE CLUB's Danail Mladzhov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nuno Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danail Mladzhov having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexandre Veríssimo in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Danail Mladzhov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Danail Mladzhov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateus Campos in the 66th minute of play. Danail Mladzhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateus Campos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. THE CLUB's Danail Mladzhov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teófilo Pádua in the 77th minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, Teófilo Pádua cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Danail Mladzhov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fabrício Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ganyo Semerdzhiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Venko Dushev kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 83rd minute of the match Virgílio Anjos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Danail Mladzhov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 85 minutes into the game, Svetozar Popchev recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Fabrício Marques. Svetozar Popchev showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. After a rather tough play, THE CLUB's Tencho Kodov got a free kick in the 89th minute. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.