U21 World League

Nutty Stadium
Spectators: 7831 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) Finn Espe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Vute Baliev made a huge save. In the 5th minute Ken Nordtveit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vute Baliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Finn Espe dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vute Baliev, 2-0. A sloppy throw-in by Bjarne Holt in the 19th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by DARAS's Iliya Kasabov. When DARAS's Gonzo Ivanov in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cheeky Nuts United's goalie prevented a goal. Volodya Biradzhiev charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Volodya Biradzhiev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 23 played minutes DARAS got a freekick which was hit by Volodya Biradzhiev. Finn Espe succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 25th playminute. Armas Heinola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute, Gonzo Ivanov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dragan Mangezov hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Nedyalko Berberov hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 45 minutes in the game Ken Nordtveit after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Vute Baliev. A very good opportunity. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Toni Nenchev was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Cheeky Nuts United were awarded a corner. Ken Nordtveit went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to DARAS getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Vinnie Jones hit a great ball. Vute Baliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Finn Espe in the 55th minute of play. After 60 minutes of play, Cheeky Nuts United's Armas Heinola made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vute Baliev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vute Baliev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Armas Heinola went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Cheeky Nuts United's Bartolomé Asmussen got a free kick in the 68th minute. Morten Ueland made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Gonzo Ivanov sent off a good shot on target. Vute Baliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armas Heinola in the 73rd minute of play. DARAS's Vute Baliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armas Heinola in the 74th minute of play. Cheeky Nuts United were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after DARAS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ken Nordtveit took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Bartolomé Asmussen heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 78th minute Armas Heinola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vute Baliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vute Baliev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Armas Heinola's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Vute Baliev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armas Heinola in the 82nd minute of the match. Vute Baliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Finn Espe in the 85th minute of play. Vute Baliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jiang Sha Lei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Bartolomé Asmussen made a precise shot to the right of Vute Baliev. DARAS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. When the referee ended the match the Cheeky Nuts United players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.