U18 World League

Oswaldo Zubeldía
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) In the 11th minute Ongile Arainz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodosi Rudzheri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. VN Ultra Spartak's Teodosi Rudzheri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ongile Arainz in the 13th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 17 minutes, Teodosi Rudzheri successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bocho Zhivankin during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bocho Zhivankin hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute of the match Oier Laincera shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Teodosi Rudzheri showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Oier Laincera could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Teodosi Rudzheri made a huge save. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Evrosi Kyosev sped through Atlético Municipal's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Basilio Munet. After 28 played minutes VN Ultra Spartak got a freekick which was hit by Adam Dzhurkov. In the 33rd minute, Adam Dzhurkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in VN Ultra Spartak's zone, Ongile Arainz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teodosi Rudzheri came out of the goal and Ongile Arainz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Municipal's zone, Zlatko Deribeev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Basilio Munet came out of the goal and Zlatko Deribeev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 45 played minutes VN Ultra Spartak got a freekick which was hit by Spas Tzolovski. With a little luck, VN Ultra Spartak's Teodosi Rudzheri got control of the ball when Andy Montanez tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ongile Arainz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Ongile Arainz came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Atlético Municipal fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ongile Arainz couldn't finish the play. After 55 played minutes VN Ultra Spartak got a freekick which was hit by Adam Dzhurkov. Bastiaro Fresco hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute Bocho Zhivankin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basilio Munet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andy Montanez in the 67th minute of play forced VN Ultra Spartak's goalkeeper Teodosi Rudzheri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Atlético Municipal's goalkeeper Basilio Munet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evrosi Kyosev. Atlético Municipal's defense didn't have a chance, in the 74th minute, when Bocho Zhivankin scored to the left of an out of position Basilio Munet, making the score, 0-3. VN Ultra Spartak's Teodosi Rudzheri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Montanez in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Atlético Municipal's goalkeeper Basilio Munet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zlatko Deribeev. With an all-out effort, VN Ultra Spartak's Basilio Munet threw himself towards the right post 84 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bocho Zhivankin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Municipal's zone, Spas Tzolovski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Basilio Munet came out of the goal and Spas Tzolovski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Spas Tzolovski kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. After 94 minutes of play, Atlético Municipal's Ongile Arainz made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Teodosi Rudzheri was left in no man's land by his defense there! The VN Ultra Spartak supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing VN Ultra Spartak would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.