U18 World League

Георги Бенковски
Spectators: 7961 (Terracing: 5972, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 邱翀西 kicked off to start the match. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 邱翀西, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 谢希晨 might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 谢希晨 ran back to his position shaking his head. 谢希晨 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski having to make a save. In the 14th minute 谢希晨 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Бенковски Тетевен's Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 谢希晨 in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute, 谢希晨 made a precise shot to the right of Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski. Бенковски Тетевен's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 32 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』大连星海湾's goalkeeper 郝思骏 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Milcho Torbov. A collision led to 『挑战者』大连星海湾 getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. 邱翀西 hit a great ball. In the 36th minute, 谢希晨 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Emiliyan Nochev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but 郝思骏 made a huge save. 严军岩 kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 庞荣烽 hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Milcho Torbov made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 巩昂朗 during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 54 played minutes 『挑战者』大连星海湾 got a freekick which was hit by 巩昂朗. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 谢希晨 in the 56th minute of the match. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 谢希晨's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. In the 63rd minute, 谢希晨 fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 谢希晨 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 71 played minutes Бенковски Тетевен got a freekick which was hit by Emil Karolev. The audience thought a goal was coming when 谢希晨 got free with Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Бенковски Тетевен's Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Бенковски Тетевен from getting a goal against them. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 谢希晨 in the 81st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when 谢希晨 got free with Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 88 minutes into the game, 邱翀西 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The 『挑战者』大连星海湾 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 『挑战者』大连星海湾 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.