U18 World League

中国•北京•鸟巢
Spectators: 7969 (Terracing: 5978, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 梅誉耀 started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Tzvyatko Trifonov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 史亦榕. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tzvyatko Trifonov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 6th minute, 黄银迅 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute, Yosif Gergov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 9 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goal looked a bit too open when Benislav Bozov came free, but 史亦榕 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, 杨升常 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adrian Milevski was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Benislav Bozov struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. 史亦榕 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SPARROWS. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's 史亦榕 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tzvyatko Trifonov in the 19th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Yosif Gergov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benislav Bozov took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 史亦榕. 史亦榕 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 杨升常 took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adrian Milevski. Adrian Milevski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tzvyatko Trifonov in the 30th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goalkeeper 史亦榕 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Stefan Rendakov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 史亦榕 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tzvyatko Trifonov in the 33rd minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Benislav Bozov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 史亦榕. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benislav Bozov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. In the 42nd minute, Vesko Kanin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Benislav Bozov to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goalkeeper 史亦榕 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vesko Kanin. 史亦榕 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benislav Bozov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tzvyatko Trifonov in the 58th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goalkeeper 史亦榕 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goal looked a bit too open when Tzvyatko Trifonov came free, but 史亦榕 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vesko Kanin got free with 史亦榕 in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's 史亦榕 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vidyo Mariyanov in the 65th minute of play. 史亦榕 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tzvyatko Trifonov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-5 in the 67 minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goal looked a bit too open when Tzvyatko Trifonov came free, but 史亦榕 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 庞谦轩 during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of SPARROWS booed when ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. 庞谦轩 didn't get a good kick on the ball. SPARROWS's Yosif Gergov shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 77th minute of play. The shot was stopped by 史亦榕 but with some difficulty. After 78 played minutes ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 got a freekick which was hit by 胡军冰. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benislav Bozov in the 79th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goalkeeper 史亦榕 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When 罗义海 fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's protests and gave 罗义海 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 87th minute, 黄银迅 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vidyo Mariyanov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but 史亦榕 made a huge save. After 90 minutes, Grozdan Grozev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SPARROWS and the ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 90th match minute, SPARROWS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grozdan Grozev to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the game, Benislav Vodenov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SPARROWS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 the free kick. When the match was over SPARROWS could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 throughout the match.