U18 World League

MAURO ARENA
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gercho Nenchovski made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Edward Marchefka managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mauro's supporters rose to their feet, but Edward Marchefka was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kliment Martinski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 8th minute, Bartlomiej Michalski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ilko Zvúncharov hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 16 minutes into the match, Asparuh Nechev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tanek Major. Mauro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Asparuh Nechev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valentin Krotev in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tanek Major saved Mauro from getting behind. A collision led to VN SOKOLI-VARNA getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Trifon Mladenov hit a great ball. The supporters of Mauro booed when VN SOKOLI-VARNA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miroslav Nikolov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Igor Zielinski got free with Kliment Martinski in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 36th minute Valentin Krotev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tanek Major saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to VN SOKOLI-VARNA getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Asparuh Nechev hit a great ball. The supporters of VN SOKOLI-VARNA booed when Mauro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafał Wern didn't get a good kick on the ball. Asparuh Nechev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tanek Major read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. The supporters of VN SOKOLI-VARNA booed when Mauro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edward Marchefka didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tanek Major took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zapryan Dinekov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 45 minutes on the clock, Edward Marchefka commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Marek Kasprzykowski made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Gercho Nenchovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 55 played minutes Mauro got a freekick which was hit by Radoslaw Zagrobelny. Tanek Major was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Valentin Krotev showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 57 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Gercho Nenchovski slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tanek Major. That made the score 0-5 after 60 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Velyo Demirev in the 64th minute of play forced Mauro's goalkeeper Tanek Major to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Mauro getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Bartlomiej Michalski hit a great ball. Valentin Krotev took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tanek Major. Tanek Major dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Mauro's Tanek Major played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gercho Nenchovski in the 77th minute of play. Igor Zielinski struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Kliment Martinski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mauro. Tanek Major was a little too slow when Velyo Demirev got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 0-7. Valentin Krotev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Tanek Major tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The VN SOKOLI-VARNA players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.