U18 World League

KORITOTO-VARNA
Spectators: 7642 (Terracing: 5733, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) Donato Abella started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Abella in the 3rd minute of play forced VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Slavi Lichev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute Donato Abella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slavi Lichev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gercho Nenchovski in the 14th minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Jaen Abadia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Donato Abella had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Slavi Lichev. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Donato Abella was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Slavi Lichev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Arismendi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaen Abadia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Trendafil Tilev in the 30th minute. In the 31st match minute, VN SOKOLI-VARNA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miroslav Nikolov to maneuver through the defense. When Sasoin Abancens fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Mandarina Mecánica's protests and gave Sasoin Abancens a yellow card for diving instead. La Mandarina Mecánica's Jaen Abadia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save La Mandarina Mecánica from getting a goal against them. VN SOKOLI-VARNA made a substitution. Kliment Martinski replaced Gercho Nenchovski. Sasoin Abancens kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Jaen Abadia made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Asparuh Nechev sent off a good shot on target. Trendafil Tilev shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Jaen Abadia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilko Zvúncharov in the 46th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

A collision led to La Mandarina Mecánica getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Serafin Abascal hit a great ball. In the 60th minute of the match Ilko Zvúncharov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jaen Abadia skillfully saved the ball. After 64 played minutes La Mandarina Mecánica got a freekick which was hit by Donato Abella. Trendafil Tilev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jaen Abadia. La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Soter Abarca hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in La Mandarina Mecánica's zone, Ilko Zvúncharov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jaen Abadia came out of the goal and Ilko Zvúncharov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonatan Lacerda hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. La Mandarina Mecánica's Jaen Abadia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Velyo Demirev in the 82nd minute of play. In the 90th minute Velyo Demirev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaen Abadia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jaen Abadia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilko Zvúncharov in the 95th minute of the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.