U21 World League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Defensores de Lombroso's Natal Quintanilla started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Tencho Mihalev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 7 played minutes Defensores de Lombroso got a freekick which was hit by Edi Cavani. In the 9th minute Natal Quintanilla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikola Drinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Defensores de Lombroso getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Jacobo Avellaneda hit a great ball. Tadeo Laurgain was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Vaklin Zhablyanov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vaklin Zhablyanov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Nikola Drinov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lin Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Vaklin Zhablyanov notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Defensores de Lombroso's Tadeo Laurgain. Tadeo Laurgain was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tadeo Laurgain took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radomir Komarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tadeo Laurgain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tencho Mihalev, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Tadeo Laurgain made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tencho Mihalev in the 31st minute of play. Tadeo Laurgain made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radomir Komarov in the 33rd minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Lazar Benatov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Laziali's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Defensores de Lombroso the free kick. If Vaklin Zhablyanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tencho Mihalev to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Tencho Mihalev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeo Laurgain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Edi Cavani got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nikola Drinov quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 58 minutes into the game, Vlado Tarandzhiyski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Laziali's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Defensores de Lombroso the free kick. After 58 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Vlado Tarandzhiyski. In the 59th minute, Vlado Tarandzhiyski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 60 minutes, Edi Cavani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Defensores de Lombroso's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edi Cavani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Laziali's Tencho Mihalev in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Defensores de Lombroso's goalie prevented a goal. In the 64th minute Vaklin Zhablyanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeo Laurgain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tadeo Laurgain took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vaklin Zhablyanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tadeo Laurgain took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vaklin Zhablyanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Natal Quintanilla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Natal Quintanilla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Nikola Drinov made a huge save. Laziali's Nikola Drinov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natal Quintanilla in the 77th minute of play. Nikola Drinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natal Quintanilla in the 78th minute of play. Nikola Drinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natal Quintanilla in the 81st minute of play. In the 85thth minute of the game Vaklin Zhablyanov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Defensores de Lombroso's Tadeo Laurgain was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ramiro Cidro hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Laziali had won after a very even match.