U18 World League

Cup2 Stadium
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lungie Rage got the match started through his kick off. Miguel Hernánde Almeyda hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. The supporters of Cup2 booed when Rage F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alipio Piña didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Cup2 booed when Rage F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josías Puertocarrero didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute Trayan Zikolov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noé Del Pino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ikonom Stepanov fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cup2's protests and gave Ikonom Stepanov a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Rage F.C. booed when Cup2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ikonom Stepanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Vanyo Girov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cup2's supporters rose to their feet, but Vanyo Girov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Noé Del Pino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Josías Puertocarrero kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 24th minute of the match Trayan Zikolov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Noé Del Pino skillfully saved the ball. 25 minutes into the game, Ganyo Handzhiyski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cup2's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rage F.C. the free kick. Ganyo Handzhiyski kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After 26 played minutes, Rage F.C.'s Lungie Rage shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Levent Trasiev came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rage F.C. reached it. Ace Rage scored 0-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Levent Trasiev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rage F.C.'s Noé Del Pino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Rage F.C. from getting a goal against them. Noé Del Pino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vanyo Girov, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vanyo Girov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Noé Del Pino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rayko Monev in the 51st minute of the match. 53 minutes into the game, Cup2's Rafail Kamberov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Noé Del Pino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After 59 minutes of play, Cup2's Rayko Monev made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Noé Del Pino was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Rage F.C.'s zone, Trayan Zikolov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Noé Del Pino came out of the goal and Trayan Zikolov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cup2 made a substitution. Delcho Sardarev replaced Bocho Maystorov. Cup2's Trifon Múnkov was substituted for Trayan Zikolov. Thanks to some nice moves Roger Rage could shoot a difficult shot in the 75th minute, which Levent Trasiev however easily saved by the left post. In the 80th minute Ace Rage shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Levent Trasiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th match minute, Cup2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delcho Sardarev to maneuver through the defense. When Cup2's Rayko Monev in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rage F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Noé Del Pino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rayko Monev went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Rayko Monev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Noé Del Pino was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. Cup2's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.