U18 World League

Kurdiska Berget
Spectators: 8027 (Terracing: 6022, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 159) In the 4th minute Ivan Ganchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonas Landin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th match minute, FC Kurdistan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils Zachrisson to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of FC Kurdistan booed when Lokomotiv Plovdiv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vute Kukushev didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 15 minutes, Marco Lio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Kurdistan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marco Lio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Evlogi Lukanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Damm in the 17th minute of play. Jonas Landin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sokol Solakov in the 20th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ivan Ganchev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonas Landin was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. The supporters of Lokomotiv Plovdiv booed when FC Kurdistan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustaf Lundblad didn't get a good kick on the ball. 33 minutes into the game, Joseph Damm cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Evlogi Lukanov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to FC Kurdistan getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Sture Botvidsson hit a great ball. Zlatin Kotlarski's late challenge caught a FC Kurdistan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zlatin Kotlarski helped the player get up and apologised. After 39 played minutes Lokomotiv Plovdiv got a freekick which was hit by Zlatin Kotlarski. A hard shot by Kristian Ugla from long distance, 40 minutes into the match, got Evlogi Lukanov's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The supporters of Lokomotiv Plovdiv booed when FC Kurdistan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Lio didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sokol Solakov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Tord Ekström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Lokomotiv Plovdiv getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Denislav Pobornikov hit a great ball. Zlatin Kotlarski got his second yellow card in the match during the 58th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of FC Kurdistan booed when Lokomotiv Plovdiv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zlatin Kotlarski didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Kurdistan made a substitution. Martin Ström replaced Joseph Damm. Sture Botvidsson charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sture Botvidsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 69 minutes into the game, one of FC Kurdistan:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Evlogi Lukanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Lio, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Evlogi Lukanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Lio, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. FC Kurdistan made a substitution. Henric Martinsson replaced Mattias Åhlberg. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Evlogi Lukanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hasan Haram in the 85th minute of play. After some careless play in the Lokomotiv Plovdiv defense, Marco Lio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Evlogi Lukanov. The Lokomotiv Plovdiv fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Evlogi Lukanov should have stopped the shot. Jonas Landin came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Galin Metzov. But to his dismay, Galin Metzov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1.