U21 World League

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Emiliyan Nochev started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ted Igelström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikola Batov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ted Igelström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paolo Di Canio, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Nikola Batov came free, but Ted Igelström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Timmy Barck's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 12thth minute, Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, Бенковски Тетевен's Paolo Di Canio got a free kick in the 12th minute. When Thor Lundgren came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Eleven Nation Army fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Thor Lundgren couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute Leonard Larsfält shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikola Batov took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ted Igelström. Ted Igelström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 27th minute Nikola Batov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ted Igelström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paolo Di Canio in the 29th minute of play forced Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Ted Igelström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Emiliyan Nochev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ted Igelström was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonard Larsfält in the 37th minute of play. Emiliyan Nochev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Ted Igelström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hristo Zapryanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Ted Igelström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leonard Larsfält to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Бенковски Тетевен's Yani Dzhokin got a free kick in the 52nd minute. If Leonard Larsfält had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Emiliyan Nochev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ted Igelström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikola Batov, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Ted Igelström came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Бенковски Тетевен's Nikola Batov. But to his dismay, Nikola Batov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. A collision led to Бенковски Тетевен getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Paolo Di Canio hit a great ball. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Larsfält, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute Nikola Batov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ted Igelström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Eleven Nation Army's Ted Igelström got control of the ball when Emiliyan Nochev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ted Igelström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Di Canio in the 80th minute of the match. With a little luck, Eleven Nation Army's Ted Igelström got control of the ball when Emiliyan Nochev tried to sneak it across the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Emiliyan Nochev notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Eleven Nation Army's Ted Igelström. Ted Igelström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 91st minute, Timmy Barck ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. After 93 minutes, Emiliyan Nochev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Бенковски Тетевен and the Eleven Nation Army players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thor Lundgren in the 96th minute of play forced Бенковски Тетевен's goalkeeper Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Бенковски Тетевен played a much better game than Eleven Nation Army and deserved their victory. The Eleven Nation Army players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.