U18 World League

Πανθεσσαλικό Στάδιο
Spectators: 8092 (Terracing: 6070, Seating: 1861, VIP seats: 161) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vassilis Tournas took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 played minutes Каблешково got a freekick which was hit by Ginyo Berchev. In the 16th minute, Theofilos Papastavrou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th minute, Gencho Zhalov made a precise shot to the right of Tilemachos Manouselis. Tabachana F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Vencho Gazibarov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lambis Savvakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 29th match minute, Tabachana F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Notis Trachanas to maneuver through the defense. Tabachana F.C.'s Tilemachos Manouselis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ginyo Berchev in the 34th minute of play. Tilemachos Manouselis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Tegarkov in the 35th minute of play. Tzeno Orozov tried in the 38th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Vencho Gazibarov a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-1. Peycho Konyarski's late challenge caught a Tabachana F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Peycho Konyarski helped the player get up and apologised. Peycho Konyarski hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute Gencho Zhalov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tilemachos Manouselis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gencho Zhalov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Brunko Kyutev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vencho Gazibarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avraam Lykoudis in the 54th minute of the match. Vencho Gazibarov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vassilis Tournas's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Tabachana F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 62nd minute, when Brunko Kyutev scored to the left of an out of position Tilemachos Manouselis, making the score, 1-2. Tabachana F.C. made a substitution. Tasos Kontosoros replaced Notis Trachanas. 71 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Brunko Kyutev came free, but Tilemachos Manouselis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Tabachana F.C. defense, Brunko Kyutev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tilemachos Manouselis. The Tabachana F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tilemachos Manouselis should have stopped the shot. Antim Zheynov hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Tasos Kontosoros charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tasos Kontosoros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Tabachana F.C. getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Tasos Kontosoros hit a great ball. A hard shot by Antim Zheynov from long distance, 78 minutes into the match, got Tilemachos Manouselis's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Tilemachos Manouselis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Brunko Kyutev showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 79 minute of play. Lambis Savvakis scored 2-4 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vencho Gazibarov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tilemachos Manouselis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ginyo Berchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Каблешково walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.