U18 World League

El Coliseo
Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Etxahun Abeijon kicked off to start the match. Dido Stamenov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ibar Abalos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Branimir Yahlev got a free kick in the 8th minute. Charro Abascal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dido Stamenov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charro Abascal in the 11th minute of play forced ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's goalkeeper Dido Stamenov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Radko Gutzalski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Radko Gutzalski took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Noe Aballe. Noe Aballe dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. When Basajaun Abello fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tiki Taka FC's protests and gave Basajaun Abello a yellow card for diving instead. Basajaun Abello kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Naike Aballe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Noe Aballe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radko Gutzalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Noe Aballe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radostin Mihnev in the 28th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Bocho Chovanski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. With a little luck, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Dido Stamenov got control of the ball when Xefe Abella tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The crowd rose to their feet as Radko Gutzalski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Noe Aballe. That made the score 0-4 in the 52 minute of play. A hard shot 64 in the game by Radko Gutzalski from a close distance when the talented Noe Aballe managed to make a qualified save. Tiki Taka FC's players were relieved. With 67 minutes on the clock, Hibai Abadie commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 66 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tiki Taka FC! When Branimir Yahlev fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's protests and gave Branimir Yahlev a yellow card for diving instead. After 76 played minutes ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг got a freekick which was hit by Branimir Yahlev. Xefe Abella charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xefe Abella the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг booed when Tiki Taka FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xefe Abella didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Tiki Taka FC's Noe Aballe got control of the ball when Alexey Gargov tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 89th match minute, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Violet Harachev to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sasho Romanski got free with Noe Aballe in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.