U18 World League

Spartak Varna
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lionel-Andrés Messias took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lazar Tushev came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Diablos Rojos's Lionel-Andrés Messias. But to his dismay, Lionel-Andrés Messias quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as VN BAKITO's Velizar Yavrichev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Celestino Villamañan. That made the score 1-1 after 6 minutes of play. Tervel Litov scored 2-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Celestino Villamañan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 16 minutes into the match, Mihail Nizamov notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Diablos Rojos's Celestino Villamañan. Celestino Villamañan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 24 minutes into the match, Diablos Rojos's goalkeeper Celestino Villamañan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mihail Nizamov. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mihail Nizamov in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Celestino Villamañan saved Diablos Rojos from getting behind. Lionel-Andrés Messias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Lazar Tushev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tervel Litov took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Celestino Villamañan. Celestino Villamañan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mihail Nizamov got free with Celestino Villamañan in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37th match minute, VN BAKITO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Velizar Yavrichev to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Su Aceituno during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th match minute, Diablos Rojos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Su Aceituno to maneuver through the defense. Pencho Dulev who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 42ndth minute tested the skills of Celestino Villamañan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yane Stranski got free with Celestino Villamañan in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The wind increased when Mihail Nizamov made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mihail Nizamov in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Celestino Villamañan saved Diablos Rojos from getting behind. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of Diablos Rojos:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of VN BAKITO:s goal. Yane Stranski scored 7-1 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Celestino Villamañan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Celestino Villamañan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tervel Litov in the 64th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Yane Stranski made a precise shot to the right of Celestino Villamañan. Diablos Rojos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-1. After 71 minutes, Yane Stranski made it 9-1 with a short kick to the right side. Diablos Rojos's Celestino Villamañan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Diablos Rojos's Celestino Villamañan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yane Stranski in the 74th minute of play. Celestino Villamañan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihail Nizamov in the 77th minute of play. After some careless play in the Diablos Rojos defense, Denko Tzotzev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Celestino Villamañan. The Diablos Rojos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Celestino Villamañan should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Velizar Yavrichev in the 85th minute of play forced Diablos Rojos's goalkeeper Celestino Villamañan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diablos Rojos's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.