U18 World League

Temida Stadion
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Didi Pires made the kick off and thus started the match. Temida Sf were furious when Nikifor Barabankov was red carded, 5 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Temida Sf's goalkeeper Grigor Muchanov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Temida Sf's zone, Leandro Luz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Grigor Muchanov came out of the goal and Leandro Luz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Evaristo Coutinho in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Grigor Muchanov saved Temida Sf from getting behind. Grigor Muchanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Didi Pires, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When CA Portugália's Evaristo Coutinho in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Temida Sf's goalie prevented a goal. Angelo Senna's late challenge caught a Temida Sf's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angelo Senna helped the player get up and apologised. In the 24th match minute, CA Portugália was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Senna to maneuver through the defense. When Rosen Moshev fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Temida Sf's protests and gave Rosen Moshev a yellow card for diving instead. Evaristo Coutinho struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Grigor Muchanov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CA Portugália. 31 minutes into the match, Temida Sf's goal looked a bit too open when Pedrinho Goiano came free, but Grigor Muchanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ernesto Vargas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Varban Skarlatov in the 32nd minute of play. CA Portugália's Pedrinho Goiano got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 37 played minutes CA Portugália got a freekick which was hit by Pedrinho Goiano. Pedrinho Goiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Grigor Muchanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tihomir Veselinski in the 41st minute of play forced CA Portugália's goalkeeper Ernesto Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Evaristo Coutinho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CA Portugália fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The Temida Sf players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. CA Portugália were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hristo Kozovski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hristo Kozovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Ernesto Vargas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedrinho Goiano charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedrinho Goiano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Temida Sf booed when CA Portugália was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedrinho Goiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grigor Muchanov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Didi Pires's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Evaristo Coutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grigor Muchanov having to interfere. In the 72nd match minute, CA Portugália was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Luz to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute Tihomir Veselinski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Vargas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Temida Sf's Grigor Muchanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Temida Sf from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Didi Pires in the 84th minute of play forced Temida Sf's goalkeeper Grigor Muchanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to CA Portugália getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Pedrinho Goiano hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hristo Kozovski during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Temida Sf's Hristo Kozovski got a free kick in the 86th minute. The supporters of CA Portugália booed when Temida Sf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Varban Skarlatov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 94 minutes into the game, Pedrinho Goiano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Grigor Muchanov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched CA Portugália eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.