U18 World League

Lokomоtiv
Spectators: 8058 (Terracing: 6045, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arnoldo Maira started the match with the kick off. After 5 minutes SiTomanBoy´s's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vute Kukushev who took care of the corner kick. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Vute Kukushev was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Daniel Maldini in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Horacio Escalona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Evlogi Lukanov having to make a save. 21 minutes into the match, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goal looked a bit too open when Horacio Escalona came free, but Evlogi Lukanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, SiTomanBoy´s's goalkeeper Daniel Maldini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sokol Solakov. In the 25th minute, Horacio Escalona left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SiTomanBoy´s fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Sebastiano Dalgalarrando kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Daniel Maldini made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Sokol Solakov sent off a good shot on target. Nahuel Marquezado kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Vute Kukushev couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 48th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for SiTomanBoy´s. After the first half SiTomanBoy´s were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sokol Solakov to make the kick off. Arnoldo Maira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Evlogi Lukanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54th match minute, Lokomotiv Plovdiv was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vute Kukushev to maneuver through the defense. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Evlogi Lukanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Lokomotiv Plovdiv from getting a goal against them. 67 minutes into the game, Horacio Escalona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Evlogi Lukanov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Demesio Melivilu kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Nahuel Marquezado hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Evlogi Lukanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horacio Escalona in the 89th minute of play. After 92 played minutes SiTomanBoy´s got a freekick which was hit by Arnoldo Maira.