U18 World League

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Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tihomir Veselinski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Celestiales's Isidoro Javiero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hristo Kozovski in the 6th minute of play. In the 6thth minute of the game Hristo Kozovski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Celestiales's Isidoro Javiero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Hristo Kozovski sped through Celestiales's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Isidoro Javiero. Tihomir Veselinski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isidoro Javiero having to interfere. Grigor Muchanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Siro Bonifaco in the 21st minute of the match. Hristo Kozovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Astigar in the 38th minute of play forced Temida Sf's goalkeeper Grigor Muchanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th match minute, Temida Sf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Genadi Kastrev to maneuver through the defense. Siro Bonifaco struck a weak shot in the 41st 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 Celestiales. Grigor Muchanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Tono, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Siro Bonifaco to make the kick off. After 53 minutes, Siro Bonifaco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Celestiales and the Temida Sf players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Temida Sf booed when Celestiales was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Siro Bonifaco didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Celestiales getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Luciano Astigar hit a great ball. The long shot by Stoimen Buyukliyski in the 56th minute really tested Isidoro Javiero's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 66 minutes in the game Martin Komarov did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Hristo Kozovski. When Hristo Kozovski fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Temida Sf's protests and gave Hristo Kozovski a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Celestiales booed when Temida Sf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hristo Kozovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grigor Muchanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siro Bonifaco, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Siro Bonifaco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Tono in the 85th minute of play forced Temida Sf's goalkeeper Grigor Muchanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celestiales's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.